MEDIA MONITORING DATABASE
Program suspension fine to TELE 1 by RTÜK
RELATED PERSON OR INSTITUTION
Tele 1
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)
Program suspension
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) imposed an administrative fine on TELE 1 channel and broadcast suspension for three times as the comments of Can Ataklı, “Why is everyone martyred? Everyone has their own martyries and terrorists”, were contrary to “the national and moral values of the society, general morality and the principle of protection of family” in the program called “The Day Begins” (15 April)