The money for Turkey's state broadcaster TRT

The tax stamp on electronic devices production and imports was recently hiked, for allocation to the Turkish Radio and Television Corporation (TRT), the state broadcaster. Upon a decision by the cabinet, 4 percent has been added to the existing 6 percent tax stamp.   

As a result of this decision, TRT will reportedly earn profits worth 500 million Turkish Liras. 

Upon this change, we should ask a question immediately: Is the TRT an institution that works efficiently? Is it audited enough? Is it subsidized with tax revenues despite losing money? 

Actually, the TRT issue is just one example of the general "lack of auditing" in the system.  
 
The technical details of the hike in the tax stamp were investigated in a report in yesterday's edition of Hürriyet. 
   
Auditing

As a journalist, I accept the existence a "public broadcaster" as a necessity - of course, along with the other private broadcasters. In particular, TRT should represent Turkey in a number of different languages abroad.   

Once upon a time, TRT broadcasted domestically during the era when there was no private broadcaster in Turkey.

It always came under the influence of ruling parties, despite the fact that it was required to be "neutral" according to the law.

In recent years, TRT has been broadcasting like a totally pro-government media outlet.  

However, the auditing issue is even more important than political criticism. So does the Court of Accounts investigate the accounts of TRT with regard to productivity and efficiency? Can it produce such reports about TRT?
 
Supreme Court

The ruling Justice and Development Party (AKP) has been moving to restrict the auditing...