MEDIA MONITORING DATABASE
Sexist verbal attack by politician targeting female journalist – Sinem Fıstıkoğlu
RELATED PERSON OR INSTITUTION
Sinem Fıstıkoğlu
CITY
Ankara
YEAR OF INTERFERENCE
2024
LAST UPDATED
01/08/2025
TYPE OF STATEMENT
Political
MEDIUM
Television
THE TITLE OF WHOSE RIGHT IS INTERFERED
Journalist
RIGHTS GUARANTEED UNDER THE RIGHT OF FREEDOM OF EXPRESSION
Right to Impart Information and Ideas
TYPE OF INTERFERENCE
Third-Party Interference
Threat or Harassment

7 September – 2024

MHP Deputy Chair Semih Yalçın targeted Halk TV presenter Sinem Fıstıkoğlu with sexist remarks over her appearance in a television debate program.

In a post shared on social media, Yalçın wrote, “The so-called host gives off the vibe of a barmaid trying to arouse bar patrons to increase consumption. The disrespectful and careless attitude shown by Sinem Fıstıkoğlu during the broadcast, which does not suit a lady, is being observed with dismay.”