content tagged with faruk bildirici

‘RTÜK head wants no news to be reported, no criticism to be leveled at government'

INTERVIEW WITH FARUK BİLDİRİCİ

‘RTÜK head wants no news to be reported, no criticism to be leveled at government'

Media ombudsperson Faruk Bildirici has spoken to bianet about the inquiry launched by the Radio and Television Supreme Council against Halk TV and its order to three international news websites to apply for a license within 72 hours.

11 February 2022 Hikmet Adal

What is possible for a media free of hate and disinformation?

REGULATIONS, EXPERIENCES IN EU & TURKEY

What is possible for a media free of hate and disinformation?

IPS Communication Foundation/bianet met rights organizations and journalists to share the outputs of its works as part of the Resilience project, which has set out to help “a media free of hate and disinformation” come true.

7 February 2022

Mainstream TV channels skip political news, mostly feature 'page three' stories

MEDIA OMBUDSPERSON REIVEW

Mainstream TV channels skip political news, mostly feature 'page three' stories

A review shows four out of five TV channels mostly avoided important political issues in their main news bulletins on April 20.

Health minister's self-contradictions on Covid vaccination: 'All targets missed'

Health minister's self-contradictions on Covid vaccination: 'All targets missed'

Media ombudsperson Faruk Bildirici has reviewed Minister Koca's statements about Turkey's coronavirus vaccination program.

Five newspapers got 88 percent of ad penalties by Press Advertising Agency

Five newspapers got 88 percent of ad penalties by Press Advertising Agency

The agency is channeling public ads to pro-government newspapers while preventing independent outlets' income from ads, says media ombudsperson Bildirici.

8 February 2021

Opposition Member Faruk Bildirici Dropped from RTÜK Membership

Opposition Member Faruk Bildirici Dropped from RTÜK Membership

Bildirici has said that the Radio and Television Supreme Council (RTÜK) Chair proposed his dismissal because he requested his resignation because he also acts as an executive board member in two other state institutions.

31 October 2019

‘It is Discriminatory to Suspend the Broadcast of a Series due to Homosexual Relationship’

RADIO, TV SUPREME COUNCIL MEMBER BİLDİRİCİ

‘It is Discriminatory to Suspend the Broadcast of a Series due to Homosexual Relationship’

Radio and Television Supreme Council (RTÜK) member Faruk Bildirici has denounced the broadcast suspension imposed on a series on Fox Life Channel for “acting against public morality” with a second-long kissing scene of two women.

24 September 2019

‘My Struggle for Freedom of Press and Expression will Continue’

BİLDİRİCİ ELECTED TO RADIO AND TV SUPREME COUNCIL

‘My Struggle for Freedom of Press and Expression will Continue’

Elected to the Supreme Board of the Radio and Television Supreme Council (RTÜK), media ombudsperson Faruk Bildirici said, “I have always defended freedom of press, expression and thought. I will, naturally, continue my efforts in that direction."

12 July 2019 Hikmet Adal

Erdoğan - TÜSİAD Debate and Media

OMBUDSPERSON FARUK BİLDİRİCİ COMMENTS

Erdoğan - TÜSİAD Debate and Media

Media ombudsperson Bildirici has penned an article entitled “How has the debate between the President and TÜSİAD been faded out?” and drawn attention to the shortcomings in the news of not only pro-government media but also of the opposition media.