MEDIA MONITORING DATABASE
An administrative fine on Halk TV
RELATED PERSON OR INSTITUTION
Halk TV
YEAR OF INTERFERENCE
2020
LAST UPDATED
11/03/2020
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) issued an administrative fine against Halk TV on the grounds that it violates the “the rule of law, the principle of  justice and impartiality” in the program called “Günaydın Türkiye”  (11 March).