Television in Turkey

Daily Hürriyet columnist, screenwriter and actress Gülse Birsel has received the Social Success Award from the Centre for Turkey Studies (CEFTUS) in London on Oct. 28. 

Birsel, who usually writes two humorous columns for daily Hürriyet a week evaluating the Turkish society and the daily issues most of the people in Turkey face, was awarded CEFTUS' Social Success Award. 

Turkey?s TV and radio watchdog has fined two private broadcasters for publishing ?news contrary to the facts? against Ayd?n Do?an, the founder and honorary chairman of Do?an Holding, which owns daily Hürriyet. 

Theater, cinema and TV drama actress Tomris ?ncer died on Oct. 5 at an Istanbul hospital, where she had been receiving cancer treatment for some time. She was 68. 

A funeral ceremony for the actress will be held today in the Eski Foça cemetery in ?zmir. 

The Education Ministry is set to broadcast a new public service announcement against language reinforcing gender inequality in education, as part of its Project to Promote Gender Equality in Education (ETCEP), daily Habertürk has reported.

It was the year 2009. The discussions were centered on the decisions made at the Supreme Board of Radio and Television (RTÜK) after ?lhan Yerlikaya, from the Justice and Development Party (AKP), took over the position of acting president of the board. 

Let us leave aside discussions on coalitions and an early election.

There are certain things that are certain: At the very least, we know that the Justice and Development Party (AKP) will not be able to use the Supreme Board of Radio and Television (RTÜK) high-handedly. 

Four members of Turkey?s media watchdog have said President Recep Tayyip Erdo?an was violating broadcasting principles and election law, by conducting rallies across the country right before the general elections in June. 

Two former prosecutors of the German-linked Deniz Feneri (Lighthouse) charity embezzlement case, who were removed from the case, criticized an Istanbul court?s decision on the case?s suspects. 

The Istanbul court made the decision May 13 to either acquit the suspects involved in the case or drop the case entirely due to a lapse of time.  

An Istanbul court made a decision May 13 on the German-linked Deniz Feneri (Lighthouse e.V.) charity embezzlement case to either acquit the suspects involved in the case, or drop the case entirely due to a lapse of time.  

The Kurdish problem-focused Peoples? Democratic Party (HDP) filed an official complaint to Turkey?s Supreme Election Board (YSK) on May 5, claiming that President Tayyip Erdo?an has been taking sides on behalf of the ruling Justice and Development Party (AK Parti), despite the president?s political neutrality outlined in the constitution.