Opposition Turkish TV probed for 'insulting' election coverage


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  • Tuesday, 30 May 2023

FILE PHOTO: Turkish President Tayyip Erdogan addresses his supporters following his victory in the second round of the presidential election at the Presidential Palace in Ankara, Turkey May 29, 2023. REUTERS/Umit Bektas/File Photo

ANKARA (Reuters) - Turkey's broadcasting watchdog has launched an inquiry into six opposition TV channels for "insulting the public" with their coverage of Sunday's presidential election runoff, it said on Tuesday, without detailing what the insults were.

The Radio and Television Supreme Council (RTUK) said viewers had complained.

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