MEDIA MONITORING DATABASE
An administrative fine to Halk TV by RTÜK
RELATED PERSON OR INSTITUTION
Halk TV
YEAR OF INTERFERENCE
2020
LAST UPDATED
16/04/2020
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

RTÜK imposed an administrative fine to Halk TV as Ali Demirsoy, a guest in the live program called “Şimdiki Zaman Siyaset” broadcasted on Halk TV,  has said that “I would take the 50-60 people to an island to lock them down or dont’ judge me because I am biologist but I would kill them. If you had culled 50-60 people, you would have prevented the death of a million today” (15 April).