(CNN)Turkeyhas access to the Turkish websites of foreign media Deutsche Welle andVoice of America Blocked, the country's media watch dog announced on Friday.
According to a statement released by the Turkish Radio and Television Supreme Council (RTUK), the two dealers are not in compliance with the "law" and apply for a license within the required period. I didn't. In February, they were both told that they needed a broadcasting license.
RTUK argued that the two websites have a "programs" section and therefore require a broadcast license.
Deutsche Welle is a German public institution, state-owned international broadcaster, and funded by German taxpayers. Voice of America is run by the US Agency for Global Media (USAGM), a government agency funded by the US Parliament. After Thursday, you will not be able to access the two websites in Turkey.
DW said in a statement that he was not in compliance with the rules because "the license allowed the Turkish government to censor edits."
DW director Peter Limbourg said the company explained to RTUK why they "couldn't apply for such a license."
"Turkish-licensed media should remove online content that RTUK deems inappropriate, which is unacceptable for independent broadcasters," DW said. Said in a statement.
The press said it would take legal action against Brock.
Yolanda López, Deputy Director of Voice of America, said the network was "resolutely opposed" to RTUK's decision.
The Commission for the Protection of Gournoza Said, a journalist's program coordinator for Europe and Central Asia, criticized the decision to block the website and urged RTUK to cancel it.
"The Turkish authorities' censorship of the Voice of America and Deutsche Welle international broadcasters is the latest attempt to silence key media in preparation for next year's election," she said in a statement.
RTUK operates on legal grounds, "you don't have to worry unnecessarily about freedom of expression and press," she said.
Turkey is ranked 149th out of 180 countries in the World Press Freedom Index compiled by the Borderless Reporter (RSF).
"Since Erdogan was elected president in August 2014, more than 200 journalists have been charged and 70 journalists have been charged with similar charges."
The RSF added that 90% of the country's domestic media is under government control and international media such as DW and Voice of America are the primary sources of independent information.
