Censorship in Turkey

FOX faces sanctions over controversial series as watchdog imposes fines

The Radio and Television Supreme Council (RTÜK) has imposed an administrative fine and two program suspensions on FOX TV for airing the contentious series Kızıl Goncalar (Red Rosebuds).

The decision comes in response to over 31,000 complaints received, RTÜK said on Dec. 28, citing violations of national and spiritual values.

US extradites man behind deadly Reyhanlı attacks

The United States has extradited Mehmet Gezer, who gave the order for the Reyhanlı attacks that killed some 52 civilians in 2013, to Türkiye.

The U.S. police officers delivered the druglord, sought with red notice with different 17 charges, to Turkish police upon their arrival at Istanbul Airport on June 30.

Internet Freedoms in Turkey Continue to Deteriorate: Report

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The Free Web Turkey 2021 Annual Report funded by the Netherlands shows that at least 11,050 URLs were blocked in Turkey in 2021.

"While 1,593 of the blocked URLs contained news articles, a total of 49 news websites were banned during the monitoring period, some even more than once," the report said.

Government to scrutinize TV shows to ‘protect core values’

A presidential circular published on the Official Gazette has said necessary steps will be taken to "counter" the "harmful" effects of TV shows that are against the core values of the society.

The circular added that it has been seen observed that some local adaptation of foreign TV shows include such elements.

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