Abstract:

Radio and television organizations should be free. However, they must be subject to reasonable legal control so that they do not abuse their freedom. This is a principle of the Social Responsibility Theory, which is an extension of liberal doctrine. In this study, descriptive research technique was applied, and it has been tried to reveal the legal control structure on the Turkish Radio and Television Corporation (TRT) since its establishment. As a result of the findings, it was seen that 'administrative control', one of the legal control types, was used in TRT. The control of broadcasts began in 1966 in the form of internal hierarchical control. With the enactment of Law No. 2954 in 1983, a new stage was added to the internal hierarchical audit. In addition, an external administrative supervisory body was appointed to TRT for the first time. However, due to the limited powers of this body, there has not been much change in the structure of the control. The main transformation took place with the establishment of RTUK in 1994, with the start of private broadcasting. In addition to its own internal hierarchical control, TRT was subject to the control of RTÜK, which is an independent regulatory agency. The most important problem caused by this situation is that different sanctions are imposed on private broadcasters and TRT since 1994. Therefore, the equality between the different actors of the broadcasting field disappears.

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