Police officers raided the Istanbul headquarters of opposition television station Halk TV on Tuesday, halting its live broadcasts and preventing staff from entering the building.
According to a statement from the channel, the raid was carried out by Turkish police, leaving employees unable to access the premises and disrupting the station’s programming schedule.
In the wake of the operation, Halk TV announced that a new manager had been appointed to oversee the channel’s operations, though details of the appointment remain limited.
The move comes amid heightened scrutiny of independent media outlets in Turkey, with Halk TV being one of the country’s prominent opposition broadcasters.
Further information on the reasons for the raid or the future status of the station’s broadcasts has not yet been released by authorities or the channel’s management.
<small>Source: BBC News — read the original story there.</small>
