Television in Turkey

Turkey?s media watchdog has decided not to fine the company responsible for a TV advertisement in which a Turkish flag was shown, which is forbidden in ads. 

The Supreme Council of Radio and Television (RTÜK) did not order a punishment for the usage of the national flag in the ad for the A?ao?lu group, owned by prominent business mogul Ali A?ao?lu.

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TV channels that violate election broadcast limitations, while de-authorizing the High Election Board (YSK), has been withdrawn from the related omnibus bill at parliament.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).

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 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 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.

The Radio and Television High Board (RTÜK) must be disbanded, if not radically overhauled, and stripped of its political manipulation at the hands of the majority political party, which is the government.

Meryem Uzerli, better known as Hürrem Sultan in the popular Turkish TV series “The Magnificent Century” (Muhteşem Yüzyıl) has returned to Turkey, after signing a contract with O3, the Turkish production company of the biggest TV channel of the Arab world, MBC.