Turkey sanctions television channels broadcast protests - teleSUR TV

The Turkish Government fined Halk TV broadcasters, Ulusal Tv, Tv and EM Cem broadcast tv protests Gezi Istanbul Park.

Supreme Board of Radio and Television of Turkey (RTÜK) reported that the measure was based on the retransmission of these images decline “the physical, moral and mental development of children and youth.”

case Halk TV Station (considered close to major opposition party in the country, the Republican People’s Party) has taken special relevance since it is one of the few Turkish television shows live events in the park Gezi Istanbul for 24 hours a day.

last May, the channel was rebuked by the Turkish media regulator, RTÜK, by the release of a videotape that authorities believed was intended to “humiliate” the nation’s prime minister, Recep Tayyip Erdogan.

Moreover, the major news channels have become a focus of derision among the Turks, after the Local CNN convey, in the early days of riots, a documentary about penguins while clashes between police succeeded the country with protesters in central Istanbul.

therefore Ulusal TV channel suspended transmission of a speech by prime minister to give way to images of penguins, while the sea bird became the symbol used to indicate that Turkish protesters exists apparent self-censorship among the media in the country.

Unrest

Since last May 27, has witnessed a number and mass demonstrations in several cities Eurasia. Among them, in the capital, Ankara, located in the center of the country, besides Istanbul (northwest), Esmima (west), Mu?la (southwest) and Antalya (southwest).

These demonstrations have taken place due to the refusal of an environmental group to remodel urbanistically Taksim Gezi urban park, a government initiative that consist of a demolition order to replace it with a shopping mall.