Özet:

In Turkey, with the increase in publications on health issues, the criticism of the content of the publication is also increasing every day. In this study, the High Council of Radio and Television (RTÜK), the regulatory and supervisory body in the field of radio and television broadcasting in the country, is seeking answers to the question of what the notifications (visions, likes, criticisms and desires) made due to health issues are. The study, based on the 784 health information content analysis of the 2009 telephone number 444 1 178 of the RTÜK Communications Center, was evaluated in the framework of 7 main categories (whether the information is related to the health topic, the nature of the expression, the vehicle, the type of broadcast, the type of program, the subject of the information and the expression) and 96 subcategories. The findings reveal that the complaints (n=729) formed close to all the reports. The majority of these reports are directed to national publications (n=512). The majority of complaints/relations are over generations (n=114), news (n=91) and series (n=84) . The most "cigarette prohibition and application" (n=232) has been complained. The demands include “prohibition of the images of the ban of smoking and its practices” (n=35) and “not exaggerating publications that panic the society about the swine flu” (n=16). Mostly, disorders related to the programs are expressed; it is stated that patients, relatives or healthcare workers are scared. Criticisms about the issues related to the patient and his relatives are also highlighted that people are disappointed or affected negatively. The findings of the study are believed to be a guide to media professionals in terms of the organization of health-related publications and the identification of public sensitivities.