Radio and Television Supreme Council

Türkiye's Radio and Television Supreme Council is set to impose a licensing requirement on content creators producing news on YouTube, with negotiations already underway with platform officials, RTÜK Chairman Ebubekir Şahin has announced.

The Turkish television and radio watchdog has announced that administrative sanctions have been imposed on Netflix, MUBI and Blu TV for certain content they hosted on their platforms.

The Radio and Television Supreme Council (RTÜK) addressed the monitoring reports on "video-on-demand" digital platforms during its weekly regular meeting.

The Radio and Television Supreme Council (RTÜK) is set to introduce age restrictions on news bulletins, RTÜK President Ebubekir Şahin has announced.

Speaking at Sakarya University, Şahin explained, "We will put signs indicating age limits on news bulletins. For example, those under the age of 13 or 18 should not watch certain segments or 'This content contains violence.'"

The Radio and Television Supreme Council (RTÜK) has imposed an administrative fine and two program suspensions on FOX TV for airing the contentious series Kızıl Goncalar (Red Rosebuds).

The decision comes in response to over 31,000 complaints received, RTÜK said on Dec. 28, citing violations of national and spiritual values.

The Turkish Radio and Television Supreme Council (RTÜK) unanimously has decided on the principle of "appropriate language" to prevent insulting and slanderous statements in sports broadcasts.

Radio and Television Supreme Council (RTÜK) head Ebubekir Şahin has announced that an investigation into Disney+ will be launched over the broadcasting platform's cancellation of the TV series "Atatürk."

The watchdog has asked the platform to put forward their defense, Şahin informed in a statement on his Twitter account.

Türkiye's media regulator blocked access to the Turkish language services of Voice of America (VOA) and Deutsche Welle (DW) websites after the international public broadcasters refused to apply for licenses the regulator had requested.

The U.S does not get to criticize Turkey's regulations while regulating the activities of foreign media organizations on American soil, Presidential Communications Director Fahrettin Altun has said.

A presidential circular published on the Official Gazette has said necessary steps will be taken to "counter" the "harmful" effects of TV shows that are against the core values of the society.

The circular added that it has been seen observed that some local adaptation of foreign TV shows include such elements.

President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan has filed criminal complaints against Engin Özkoç and Aykut Erdoğdu, lawmakers from the main opposition Republican People's Party (CHP), accusing the MPs of "insulting" the president.

Özkoç is also the deputy group chair of the opposition party.