Submitted by Smilefriend t3_11axh1f in worldnews
autotldr t1_j9un0gw wrote
This is the best tl;dr I could make, original reduced by 74%. (I'm a bot)
> The ruling party-dominated RTÜK imposed heavy fines on 22 February on Halk TV, Tele1 and Fox TV, which have covered the shortcomings in the relief that the government and local authorities have provided to people in the regions hit by the 6 February earthquake.
> Within hours of the earthquake on 6 February, the RTÜK began threatening certain TV channels over the critical tone they were taking in their coverage.
> In December, Konuralp reported that RTÜK was discriminating in its handling of the complaints against broadcasters and that 75% of the fines in 2022 had been imposed on the seven leading critical TV channels.
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