Turkey media say watchdog fines TV stations over`s remark on Erdoğan, gov’t
Turkey's media guard dog, the Radio and TV Preeminent Committee (RTÜK), has fined a few TV channels for circulating remarks considered to be reproachful of President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan and the public authority. The move has started discussion and raised worries about media opportunity in the country. The fines were given following an examination concerning remarks made by a few writers and political observers during various syndicated programs on different channels. The comments were considered to be offending to the president and to the public authority, and were viewed as disregarding communicating guidelines. Pundits of the choice contend that it addresses a further disintegration of press opportunity in Turkey, which has been under expanding tension as of late. The nation has seen a crackdown on free news sources and writers, with many having to deal with penalties of psychological oppression or different wrongdoings regarding their revealing. The public authority has protect...