[7][8] In 2019, GünAz TV played a role in the spreading the story of Zahra Navidpour [fa]'s alleged rape by Iranian MP Salman Khodadadi by publishing an interview with her.

[11] Asides from the Azerbaijani government, Turkey accused the American Central Intelligence Agency (CIA) of renting the satellite channels used to host GünAz in 2006.

[12] Numerous articles on their website and statements during broadcasts have expressed racist views towards the ethnically Kurdish population of West Azerbaijan province.

[13] According to a 2006 article by the Hürriyet newspaper, following a complaint about GünAz TV from the Iranian foreign ministry, the Turkish government launched an investigation into the channel.

[2][7][12] On 20 May 2023, reports came out claiming that GünAz TV owner Ahmad Obali had been hospitalized, following a heavy beating that caused him to have to be attached to a breathing device.