Turkey's media watchdog Radio and Television Supreme Council (RT¨¹K) ordered the Voice of America (VoA), Deutsche Welle (DW) T¨¹rk?e and Euronews to submit an application for a license within 72 hours ??or have their content blocked.

RT¨¹K bases its decision on Article 29/A of Law No. 6112 which allows RTUK to impose fines, suspend broadcasting for three months or cancel broadcast licenses if the licensees do not follow RTUK's principles.