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

Published 2026-09-23. Last reviewed 2026-09-22. 1 source.

Statement: RTUK fined Halk TV and TELE1 five percent of January revenue each and FOX TV Turkiye 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

Quotation from the source

Halk TV: 5% of January revenue