MEDIA MONITORING DATABASE
Fire watch: Administrative fine on Halk TV by RTÜK (August 5, Ayşenur Arslan’la Medya Mahallesi)
RELATED PERSON OR INSTITUTION
Halk TV
YEAR OF INTERFERENCE
2021
LAST UPDATED
11/08/2021
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. 32/1

The Radio and Television Supreme Council (RTÜK) has imposed an administrative fine on Halk TV on the grounds of Ayşenur Arslan’s comments about the document sent by the RTÜK to broadcasters regarding the coverage of forest fires during the “Ayşenur Arslan ile Medya Mahallesi” (Media Neighborhood with Ayşenur Arslan) programs on August 4-5, 2021. The reason for the administrative fine has been cited as the violation of the principle of “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” (August 11).