The Radio and Television Supreme Council (RTÜK) imposed an administrative fine to TELE1 TV due to the comments of Mine Kırıkkanat on the show called “Forum Hafta Sonu” on the grounds of violation of the law, indicating “the media services shall not include or promote broadcasts which make discrimination on the basis of race, colour, language, religion, nationality, sex, disablement, political and philosophical opinion, sect and any such considerations and degrade individual” (16 September).