Turkey’s Radio and Television Supreme Council (RTUK) has sanctioned three TV channels for their coverage of the earthquake that struck the country earlier this month.
According to Balkan Insight, RTUK fined Fox TV, Halk TV and Tele 1 TV between 3-5% of their monthly ad income due to the comments of their journalists on the government’s slow and ineffective response to the disaster.
It adds that RTUK’s action has been widely criticised by the opposition, experts and international rights groups as an attempt to punish independent media and acting in support of the government.
