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Turkey seizes opposition Halk TV as crackdown widens: What to know
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Turkey seizes opposition Halk TV as crackdown widens: What to know
Halk TV is a pro-opposition broadcaster and one of Turkey’s most-watched news channels.
Ezgi Akin
Oct 14, 2026
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Serhan Asker, General Program Coordinator at Halk TV, makes a statement outside the Ankara branch of Turkey's most-watched news channel, Halk TV, hours after police raided the channel's Istanbul headquarters, halting broadcasts and installing a government-appointed administrator in the latest move against pro-opposition media, in Ankara, on Oct. 14, 2026. — Adem ALTAN / AFP via Getty Images
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ANKARA — Turkish authorities took control of Halk TV, one of Turkey’s few major television channels not aligned with the government, on Wednesday amid a broader crackdown on dissent and independent media.
Along with Istanbul police, a government-appointed trustee raided the broadcaster’s Istanbul headquarters in the early morning, with the latter taking control of the channel.........
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