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A TV crew during a live broadcast inside the main building of the Istanbul Metropolitan Municipality, Istanbul, Turkey, 7 May 2019, Burak Kara/Getty Images
Turkey’s broadcasting watchdog, the Radio and Television Supreme Council (RTÜK), has contributed to the deepening censorship of independent and critical broadcasting by imposing five-day broadcasting bans on two TV stations and heavy fines on others.
This statement was originally published on hrw.org on 15 December 2020.
Turkey’s broadcasting watchdog, the Radio and Television Supreme Council (RTÜK), is imposing punitive and disproportionate sanctions against independent television and radio channels that broadcast commentary and news coverage critical of the Turkish government, Human Rights Watch said today.