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Broadcast regulator RTÜK fines TELE 1 TV for coverage of Turkish Medical Association statements on Covid-19 pandemic

25.03.2020

Date:
25.03.2020
Number of cases:
1
Regions/Countries:
Europe: Turkey
Alert types:
Censorship and regulation: Publication ban, take-down order or forced deletion, fine, administrative action

TELE 1 was fined with 25,881 Turkish Liras after hosting Turkish Medical Association’s (TTB) chair on news programme. The TTB Chair’s statements on the shortage of masks, and discrepancy in official reports on the number cases cited as reason for the fine by Radio and Television High Council (RTÜK).

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