State trustee takes over opposition broadcaster Halk TV after bribery raid

Prosecutors appointed a trustee to pro-opposition channel Halk TV on Wednesday and pulled it off the air, after raiding its Istanbul studios and detaining 11 people in a bribery and money-laundering investigation tied to owner Cafer Mahiroğlu. Mahiroğlu, who lives abroad, was not detained himself; he called it a "dark day" for Türkiye and said seven relatives were held. Opposition leaders, including the CHP, called the shutdown an attack on press freedom.

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