# Claim 705

WION reported a Turkish broadcaster's response that RTUK's penalties were based on earthquake-related coverage and that reporting was being treated as a crime.

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

- Statement: WION reported a Turkish broadcaster's response that RTUK's penalties were based on earthquake-related coverage and that reporting was being treated as a crime.
- Field: action
- Value: outlet: reporting treated as a crime
- About: [incident 2023-turkiye-rtuk-fines-earthquake-coverage](https://thewaronnews.com/incidents/2023-turkiye-rtuk-fines-earthquake-coverage)
- Source: Turkey: Three news outlets fined for critical coverage of govt's earthquake response. https://www.wionews.com/world/turkey-three-news-outlets-fined-for-their-earthquake-coverage-565075
- Publisher: WION
- Method: outlet report
- Checked: 2026-09-22
- Confidence: medium
- Status: current
- Source date: 2023-02-22

## Quotation from the source

> All these penalties were based on comments and news after the earthquake. We live in a time when reporting is considered a crime.

Source page: https://thewaronnews.com/claims/705. The War On News, CC BY 4.0.