MEDIA MONITORING DATABASE
Administrative fine on Tele 1 TV by RTÜK (18 Dakika)
RELATED PERSON OR INSTITUTION
Tele 1
YEAR OF INTERFERENCE
2021
LAST UPDATED
31/03/2021
TYPE OF STATEMENT
Political
MEDIUM
Television
THE TITLE OF WHOSE RIGHT IS INTERFERED
Media Outlet
RIGHTS GUARANTEED UNDER THE RIGHT OF FREEDOM OF EXPRESSION
Right to Impart Information and Ideas
TYPE OF INTERFERENCE
Interferences by the Executive Power
The Supreme Board of Radio and Television (RTUK)
Administrative fine
THE LEGAL GROUNDS FOR INTERFERENCE
The Law on the Establishment of Radio and Television Enterprises and Their Media Services
Art. 32/2

The Radio and Television Supreme Council (RTÜK) has imposed an administrative fine of 28,238 Turkish Lira (TRY) on Tele 1 TV channel over its program “18 Dakika” (18 Minutes), which was broadcast on March 18, 2021, on the grounds of the violation of the Article 8/1-ı of the Law no. 6112, which stipulates, “…shall be predicated on the principles of impartiality, truthfulness and accuracy  and shall not impede the free formation of opinions within the society; the news that can be  investigated within the framework of journalistic code of ethics shall not be broadcast without having been investigated and assured of its accuracy; in news reporting, exaggerated audio and images, any effects and music other than the natural sounds shall be avoided; the qualification of the images as an archive or a re-enactment or the source of the news obtained from the news agencies and other media sources shall be specified” (March 31).