In Turkey, the audiovisual regulatory authority announced on Tuesday (May 30th) that it had opened an investigation against six opposition channels. The reason given is their coverage of the second round of the presidential election, won Sunday by Recep Tayyip Erdogan.
The targeted channels are all opposition channels accustomed to this kind of investigation, very often followed by sanctions. In 2022, five of the six channels targeted by this new investigation received 54 fines between them, for a total of more than 820,000 euros. Conversely, the most openly pro-Erdogan channels have not received a single one.