Dervişoğlu reacts sharply to the broadcast suspension penalty given to SÖZCÜ TV! 'Direct censorship'
İYİ Party Chairman Müsavat Dervişoğlu reacted sharply to the 10-day broadcast suspension penalty imposed on SÖZCÜ TV. Dervişoğlu stated that this penalty constitutes censorship of the press and declared that Article 26 of the Constitution has been violated.
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RTÜK, which warned television channels broadcasting daily live coverage of the protests that began following the detention of Istanbul Metropolitan Municipality Mayor Ekrem İmamoğlu, has announced its new penalties. RTÜK imposed a 10-day broadcast suspension on SÖZCÜ TV, while also ordering the suspension of 5 programs on Halk TV.
Joining the SÖZCÜ TV live broadcast, İYİ Party Chairman Müsavat Dervişoğlu reacted sharply to the 10-day broadcast suspension penalty.
"IT IS A VIOLATION OF RIGHTS"
Dervişoğlu used the following expressions during his appearance on the SÖZCÜ TV broadcast:
This directly means the implementation of censorship on the press. Article 26 of our Constitution is extremely clear. What is being restricted here is the nation's right to receive information. A right guaranteed by the Constitution is being violated. This is direct censorship.