MEDIA MONITORING DATABASE
Program suspension fine to TELE 1 TV (18 Dakika) by RTÜK
RELATED PERSON OR INSTITUTION
Tele 1
YEAR OF INTERFERENCE
2020
LAST UPDATED
01/07/2020
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)
Temporary suspension of broadcasting
THE LEGAL GROUNDS FOR INTERFERENCE
The Law on the Establishment of Radio and Television Enterprises and Their Media Services

The Radio and Television Supreme Council (RTÜK) imposed a five-day broadcast suspension for Merdan Yanardağ’s remarks on Ottoman Sultan Abdülhamit II during the program “18 Dakika” (1 July).