Publish Date: 2 July 2022 - 20:07

Turkey bans Deutsche Welle, Voice of America

Tehran, IRNA – Turkey's Radio and Television Supreme Council – also known in short as RTUK – has banned the US-based Voice of America and German broadcaster Deutsche Welle for not applying for the licenses it has requested, according to an RTUK member.

Ankara banned the two media based on a court ruling on Thursday for failing to abide by a 2019 RTUK regulations.

The Council had urged the foreign media active in the country to apply for the license under the 2019 law.

Ilhan Tasci, an RTUK board member, wrote on Twitter that access to Deutsche Welle's Turkish-language service, DW Turkce, and VOA had been blocked by a court decision.

9341**2050