RTÜK President Şahin's response to Özgür Özel: No institution is a servant of a particular group.

RTÜK President Şahin's response to Özgür Özel: No institution is a servant of a particular group.

29.03.2025 18:02

The President of RTÜK, Ebubekir Şahin, reacted to the statements made by the CHP Chairman Özgür Özel during the rally in Maltepe regarding television channels, stating, "No one, no institution or organization is the spokesperson or servant of any group, faction, or political formation."

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Radio and Television Supreme Council (RTÜK) President Ebubekir Şahin made a statement regarding Özgür Özel, saying, "No one, no institution or organization is the spokesperson or servant of a group, faction, or political formation."



CHP Chairman Özgür Özel spoke at a rally organized by his party in Maltepe, Istanbul, following the arrest of Ekrem İmamoğlu.



HARSH WORDS FOR TELEVISION CHANNELS



Özel, who previously spoke about his call for a boycott, used harsh expressions towards the channels that did not broadcast the rally while calling for a boycott against them.



REACTION FROM RTÜK PRESIDENT



In response to Özel's remarks about the channels that did not broadcast the rally, RTÜK President Ebubekir Şahin replied via his social media account.



Stating, "We have once again witnessed the hypocrisy of those who have been preaching 'free press' for days," Şahin said, "Those who threaten channels that do not broadcast them with boycott calls by intervening in the broadcast flow of televisions saying 'last 2 minutes, last 3 minutes' cannot speak of press freedom!



Targeting our domestic and national media organizations, which are the pride of our country, and private and public enterprises under the name of boycott, directly targeting the thousands of workers and their families in these institutions is not freedom, but at the very least, oppression and tyranny," he stated.



"NO INSTITUTION IS A SERVANT OF A GROUP"



Şahin also wrote: "The dissemination of these statements through live broadcasts or later news, subtitles, or tape broadcasts is clearly a crime!



No matter what happens, we are on duty as RTÜK! Despite all kinds of pressure, insults, and threats, we will continue to work with the same determination within the framework of the authority granted to us by law!



We thank our media that do not change their broadcast flow and defend press freedom despite all pressures. This attitude is a guarantee of our democracy and the accurate information of our people.



No one, no institution or organization is the spokesperson or servant of a group, faction, or political formation.



RTÜK President Şahin's reaction to Özgür Özel: No institution is a servant of a faction


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