MEDIA MONITORING DATABASE
Fine and program suspension to Yaşam TV
RELATED PERSON OR INSTITUTION
Yaşam TV
YEAR OF INTERFERENCE
2018
LAST UPDATED
06/05/2019
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)
Program suspension
THE LEGAL GROUNDS FOR INTERFERENCE
The Law on the Establishment of Radio and Television Enterprises and Their Media Services
Art. 32/1

RTÜK decided to suspend the program on Yaşam TV, entitled “Cevdey Gülbay ile Govend Show” broadcasting on December 14, 2017 on the grounds that a participant in the program said hi in Kurdish and his songs were not officially translated. RTÜK sentenced Yaşam TV fines of 13 thousand TL and gave 5 program suspension (26 February 2018).