Television in Turkey
Turkish Journalists Association urges media watchdog to be 'neutral'
Turkish Journalists Association (TGC) has slammed Radio and Television Supreme Council's (RTÜK) decision to fine FOX TV, Halk TV, and Tele1, saying the ruling "is a direct intervention to the profession of journalism and is against the Constitution."
Turks watch TV for more than 3 hours a day: Report
The average person in Turkey spends approximately three-and-a-half hours a day watching TV, according to a research by the Supreme Board of Radio and Television (RTÜK).
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Turkish actor Tatlıtuğ surprises fans with new looks
Turkish actor Kıvanç Tatlıtuğ has surprised his fans with his new look. Click through for the story in photos...
Turkish TV series actors rescue baby sea turtles
Turkish television series actor Kıvanç Tatlıtuğ and his actress wife Başak Dizer have volunteered to rescue caretta caretta turtles in southern Turkey, helping to save 64 babies.
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Turkish professor stirs outcry over obscene, sexist remarks
Ahmet Özdemir
Turkey's media watchdog issues fine over Rihanna lyrics
Turkey's top media watchdog, the Radio and Television Supreme Council (RTÜK), reviewed the English-language lyrics of pop songs, including Rihanna's, and issued hefty fines after concluding that they were inappropriate, daily Hürriyet columnist Cengiz Semercioğlu reported on June 7.
Media watchdog RTÜK to ban commercials for unhealthy food
Turkey's top media watchdog, the Radio and Television Supreme Council (RTÜK), is set to ban TV commercials for high-calorie foods and drinks that may have potential health risks if consumed excessively.
Justice ministry blasts new TV series on women’s prison in letter to media watchdog
The Justice Ministry has sent a letter of complaint to the Turkish Radio and Television Supreme Council (RTÜK) regarding the still unaired television series “Avlu” (prison yard in Turkish), stating that the show depicted prison personnel as “torturers” and the prison as a “torture center.”
Opposition parties question Turkey’s controversial new internet broadcasting regulation
The main opposition Republican People’s Party (CHP) and the Peoples’ Democratic Party (HDP) have submitted parliamentary questions regarding a contentious government bill granting Turkey’s Radio and Television Supreme Council (RTÜK) the authority to regulate every kind of internet broadcasting.
Turkey’s top media watchdog orders fine, to cease broadcasting of televangelist Harun Yahya’s channel
Turkey’s top media watchdog, the Radio and Television Supreme Council (RTÜK), ordered on Feb. 6 to impose a fine and cease broadcasting five times for the channel of controversial TV personality Adnan Oktar, who is known abroad as Harun Yahya.