'Dark day for Turkey': Govt takes control of most-watched news channel
Halk TV chairman Cafer Mahiroglu condemned the move against the broadcaster's Istanbul headquarters as "a dark day for Turkey", and criticism poured in from…
France 24 reports: Halk TV chairman Cafer Mahiroglu condemned the move against the broadcaster's Istanbul headquarters as "a dark day for Turkey", and criticism poured in from the opposition and rights groups.
Police raided Turkey's most-watched news channel, Halk TV, early Wednesday, halting broadcasts and installing a government-appointed administrator in the latest move against pro-opposition media.
This politics story centres on Turkey. Names and organisations mentioned in the coverage include Dark, Turkey' and Halk TV.
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- Dark, Turkey', Halk TV, Cafer Mahiroglu
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