Radio and Television Supreme Council

Turkey?s media watchdog, the Supreme Board of Radio and Television (RTÜK), fined TV stations a total of 37 million liras over the course of 2014, according to its annual activity report.

The report also revealed that the watchdog received over 120,000 complaints from viewers last year, a rise of 2.3 percent from 2013.

A controversial clause granting Turkey's media watchdog the authority to fine TV channels that violate election broadcast limitations, while de-authorizing the High Election Board (YSK), has been withdrawn from the related omnibus bill at parliament.

Turkey?s media watchdog will be given the authority to fine TV channels that violate election broadcast limitations, according to a new omnibus bill presented to parliament, de-authorizing the High Election Board (YSK).

Ellinor Olovsdotter, known by her stage name Elliphant, will perform at Istanbul's Babylon on March 7.

The Supreme Board of Radio and Television (RTÜK) fined a TV channel in January for the music video of Elliphant's "One More," which features a scene of two women kissing.

Turkey?s media watchdog has issued a formal warning to a private station over its use of the word ?God,? rather than ?Allah,? in the dubbing of a foreign TV series.

Turkey?s media watchdog, which frequently occupies headlines for its fines on channels due to ?inconvenient? contexts, has once again raised eyebrows, but this time for refusing to issue a fine for a TV drama in which the name of a synthetic drug, Bonzai, was apparently used in a scene.

Turkey?s Health Ministry has requested the removal of an advertisement by the Foundation for Children with Leukemia (LÖSEV) that runs on TVs as a public service ad from the country?s media watchdog.

Turkey?s media watchdog has fined two music channels for airing music videos with scenes of sexuality, citing Turkish Sexual Health Institute head Cem Keçe?s controversial recent remarks on homosexuality.

The Supreme Board of Radio and Television (RTÜK) fined Genç TV for the music video of Elliphant?s ?One More,? which features a scene of two women kissing.

Turkey?s media watchdog has fined three television stations on the grounds of having broadcasted movies containing sexual content.

Turkey's TV watchdog has fined six private broadcasters for breaching a gag order on the parliamentary graft inquiry commission's process by "reading out newspaper articles."

The Supreme Board of Radio and Television (RTÜK) had announced that it would monitor TV broadcasters after the ban on the graft commission's inquiry was issued.