RTÜK Chair Daniş: Via+ System Will Analyze 19,200 Hours of Speech Daily, Monitor Over 800 Channels

Radio and Television Supreme Council Chair Mehmet Daniş stated in remarks to AA that the AI-powered Via+ system has reached its final stage. Describing the system as a "steel dome in the media sphere," Daniş said Via+ will simultaneously monitor over 800 channels from 6 satellites and nearly all internet-based outlets.

According to the technical capacity outlined by Daniş, Via+ will analyze 19,200 hours of speech daily, provide translation in 12 languages, and monitor and review over 300 million frames. The system will automatically generate reports of violations identified under Law No. 6112 and transmit them to relevant experts; the expert will finalize the report.

Daniş noted that the Integration of the Monitoring Department into the system continues and that Via+ has been included in the Presidency's 2027 Investment Program. Stating "The system is 90 percent installed and testing continues; our experts are also being trained," Daniş noted that in the near future new regulatory amendments covering internet-based digital platforms and digital media providers will assign additional tasks to RTÜK and that this infrastructure will be used for those tasks as well.

Daniş also conveyed that they attach importance to the concept of "value placement" that came up in a meeting with the National Security Council Secretariat. He emphasized that they are collaborating with the broadcasting sector to address violations against women, children, and families not only through public service announcements but also through series, news, and entertainment programs.