Govt takes control of Turkey’s most-watched news channel
Police raided Halk TV early Wednesday, halting broadcasts and installing a government-appointed administrator in the latest move against pro-opposition media.
Police conducted a pre-dawn raid on Turkey's most-watched news channel, Halk TV, halting broadcasts and appointing a government trustee. Eleven people were arrested, including a journalist and seven family members of Halk TV chairman Cafer Mahiroglu. Mahiroglu denounced the allegations as baseless, accusing the government of using the judiciary for political purposes.
The public's right to information was targeted in what Amnesty International and Human Rights Watch denounced as a brutal blow to media freedom. Opposition MPs protested the move, and media rights watchdogs called it a significant step in the government's effort to monopolize information. The raid on Halk TV signals the judiciary and law enforcement becoming tools to silence independent media, affecting everyone in society.
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