MEDIA MONITORING DATABASE
Administrative fine on Tele1 by RTÜK (18 Dakika, Demokrasi Arenası)
RELATED PERSON OR INSTITUTION
Tele1
CITY
İstanbul
YEAR OF INTERFERENCE
2022
LAST UPDATED
23/03/2022
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. 8/1

On the grounds of the violation of the Article 8 of the Law no. 6112, which stipulates that “media services […] shall not be contrary to human dignity and the principle of respect to privacy, shall not include disgracing, degrading or defamatory expressions against persons or organizations beyond the limits of criticism”, the Radio and Television Supreme Council (RTÜK) imposed an administrative fine of 203,932 TRY in total on Tele1 over its programs “18 Dakika” (18 Minutes) twice and “Demokrasi Arenası” (Democracy Arena) three times (March 23).