Turkey’s broadcast regulator RTÜK handed down 99 sanction decisions in 2025, imposing administrative fines totalling about €4.5 million across 32 media organisations, alongside programme suspensions and temporary broadcast bans.
Turkish regulator fines TV channels
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.
Turkey blocks Deutsche Welle and VoA
The internet services of the German international broadcaster Deutsche Welle (DW) in all 32 programme languages have been blocked in Turkey.
Turkey demands Deutsche Welle, VOA and Euronews apply for a licence
Turkish media regulator RTÜK has given three international broadcasters 72 hours to apply for a licence or have their online content blocked.
Netflix and Amazon Prime receive Turkish licences
Turkey’s Radio and Television Supreme Council (RTÜK) has awarded Netflix and Amazon Prime Video 10-year licences to operate in the country.
RTUK orders Kurdish channels off air
Turkey’s broadcasting regulator RTUK has ordered the removal of three Iraqi Kurdistan-based TV channels from the Turksat satellite system.
Turkey pressures Eutelsat to close three Kurdish channels
The Turkish media authority RTÜK has banned Kurdish TV channels Ronahi, Sterk and the News Channel and asked satellite operator Eutelsat to stop distributing the channels in Europe.