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Claim

Claim 1011

RTUK fined Halk TV and TELE1 five percent of January revenue each and FOX TV Türkiye three percent over earthquake coverage.

Published 2026-10-22. Last reviewed 2026-09-22. 1 source.

Statement
RTUK fined Halk TV and TELE1 five percent of January revenue each and FOX TV Türkiye three percent over earthquake coverage.
Field
action
Value
fines, February 22, 2023
About
incident 2023-turkiye-rtuk-fines-earthquake-coverage
Source
Turkish media watchdog fines broadcasters for criticizing earthquake response
Publisher
Committee to Protect Journalists
Method
outlet report
Checked
2026-09-22
Confidence
medium
Status
current
Source date
2023-02-22
Supersedes
Claim 585

Quotation from the source

Halk TV: 5% of January revenue