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Turkey appoints trustee to run pro-opposition Halk TV amid opposition crackdown

by | Oct 14, 2026 | JPost | 0 comments

Turkish anti-riot police officers stand at the bottom of the building during a police raid at the headquarters of pro-opposition Halk TV in Istanbul, on October 14, 2026.  (photo credit: BERK OZKAN / AFP via Getty Images)
The move comes days after Kemal Kilicdaroglu, the court-appointed chairman of Turkey’s former main opposition Republican People’s Party, publicly criticized Halk TV over its coverage.