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RTÜK suspends programs on pro-opposition networks over remarks on religion, Erdoğan - Stockholm Center for Freedom
Turkey’s media watchdog has imposed program suspension penalties and maximum fines on opposition broadcasters Sözcü TV and TELE1 for airing statements deemed to violate national values and insult the president, Turkish Minute reported. The Radio and Television Supreme Council (RTÜK) penalized Sözcü TV over remarks made on its “Para Politika” (Money Policy) program, where the host argued that “Turkey is not a Muslim country.” The comments were ma…
Statement from RTÜK President Şahin regarding the penalties imposed on Sözcü Television and Tele 1: "These penalties were not imposed arbitrarily, but due to the violation of the law"
Radio and Television Supreme Council (RTÜK) Chairman Ebubekir Şahin, in a post he made on his social media account, announced that RTÜK does not act under social media pressure and that it speaks with the law. Şahin said, "From RTÜK...Click for more
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