Mehmet Daniş Elected as New President of RTÜK
Mehmet Daniş has been elected as the new President of the Radio and Television Supreme Council (RTÜK).
Ebubekir Şahin, who has served as RTÜK President for four terms, did not run for re-election this term.
Following the end of Şahin's term, who had been elected RTÜK President four times since January 23, 2019, the members of the Supreme Council gathered to elect a new president.
At the meeting, Mehmet Daniş, a member of the Council, was elected RTÜK President, and Orhan Karadaş was elected Vice President.
New President Mehmet Daniş thanked Ebubekir Şahin, from whom he took over the position, saying:
Handing over the position President Ebubekir Şahin congratulated the new President Mehmet Daniş, saying:
Şahin emphasized that during his term, RTÜK took important steps with a supervision and regulation approach that prioritized the family as a red line and focused on national and spiritual values.
Şahin said, "We worked resolutely to protect our country's precious youth, our children, and our families from harmful content, to strengthen media literacy, and to increase media access for people with disabilities. From the day I was first elected as president, we succeeded in making our Supreme Council more visible at the national and international levels. Looking back today, I am extremely pleased to see that we have made significant progress towards this goal. I sincerely thank all my colleagues who have worked with me throughout this process for their efforts, support, and dedication."
The new President, Mehmet Daniş, noted the following:
“Our most important task is to raise the banner we have taken over from Mr. Şahin even higher. We will work diligently to make RTÜK a stronger and more effective institution in line with the expectations of society.”
Who is Mehmet Daniş?
Mehmet DANİŞ, who is graduated from Istanbul University Faculty of Law, took part in the Grand National Assembly of Türkiye (TBMM) as AK Party (Justice and Development Party) Çanakkale MP in the 22nd, 23rd and 24th terms, and served as a Clerk Member of the TBMM Presidency Council and Chairman of the Parliamentary Petition Commission. DANİŞ, served as Deputy Minister of Food, Agriculture and Livestock in the 64th and 65th Governments.
During his time as a member of parliament, DANİŞ held important positions within legislative activities and played a role in the preparation process of numerous laws. Mehmet DANİŞ was elected as a RTÜK member by the Grand National Assembly of Türkiye and began his duties on July 27, 2021. He was elected as the President of RTÜK on October 24, 2025.
