Turkish media watchdog scrutinizes 'The Simpsons'
The penalties imposed by Turkey’s government-controlled broadcasting watchdog have grown increasingly overblown and bizarre in recent months, reflecting an intensified effort to impose the government’s conservative worldview on the entire nation. Targeting a wide range of media — from video clips of Rihanna and Shakira to Simpsons cartoons and kissing scenes in local soap operas — the policies of the High Board of Radio and Television (RTUK) has become a major tool in the efforts of the Justice and Development Party (AKP) to shape Turkish society.
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