Turkey installs trustee at Halk TV after police raid halts broadcasts
Turkish police raided Halk TV's Istanbul headquarters on Wednesday, halting broadcasts, and authorities put a government-appointed trustee in charge and opened an investigation.
Turkish authorities have put a government-appointed trustee in charge of Halk TV and opened an investigation, Deutsche Welle reports, after police raided the channel's Istanbul headquarters on Wednesday and halted its broadcasts.
France 24 describes Halk TV as Turkey's most-watched news channel and says the raid is the latest move against pro-opposition media. It reports that 11 people were arrested. BBC News says Halk TV told it that staff could not enter the building.
Halk chairman Cafer Mahiroglu called it "a dark day for Turkey." France 24 reports that seven of his family members were among those detained. It also says the opposition and rights groups have criticized the move.
The reports do not say what the investigation covers or what the 11 people are accused of.
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- BBC NewsTurkey police raid opposition TV station, halting live broadcastsWed, Oct 14, 2:32 AM EDT
- France 24‘Dark day for Turkey’: Pro-opposition TV channel boss slams police raid, broadcast haltWed, Oct 14, 5:09 AM EDT
- France 24'Dark day for Turkey': Govt takes control of most-watched news channelWed, Oct 14, 9:47 AM EDT
- Deutsche WelleTurkey: Government raids, takes over top news channelWed, Oct 14, 12:07 PM EDT
- Deutsche WellePolice raid the major pro-opposition Halk TV channel in TurkeyThu, Oct 15, 12:48 PM EDT
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- Wed, Oct 14, 5:10 AM EDT, 2 outlets: Turkish police raid Halk TV in Istanbul, halt broadcasts and detain 11