RTÃœK

RTÜK ( Turkish Radyo ve Televizyon Üst Kurulu, English Radio and Television Supreme Council, formerly the English High Board for Radio and TV; analogously: Supreme Radio and Television ) is the regulatory body for private broadcasting in Turkey.

Function and meaning

The RTÜK is headed by nine people, five of which the ruling party and four candidates, the opposition. The first head of the regulatory authority was Ali Baransel. Aykut Zahid Akman In July 2005, was elected chairman, who was replaced in July 2009 by Davut Dursun.

Since the RTÜK is responsible for licensing, among other things, she decides whether a radio station is allowed to send in Kurdish. The decisions of the RTÜK play a role in the accession negotiations between Turkey and the European Union, as the EU calls on Turkey to improve the protection of minorities.

History

2002, there was a heated debate on the then newly adopted RTÜK Law.