The Radio and Television Supreme Council (RTÜK) imposed a judicial fine on TELE 1 TV one the grounds that during the “Ankara Rüzgarı” (Ankara Wind) program, politician Rifat Serdaroğlu’s remarks about the Justice and Development Party (AKP) were uttered in a manner of speaking about a terrorist organization, thereby undermining the party’s prestige in the eyes of the public. The RTÜK indicated that the related remarks could not be considered within freedom of expression (April 28).