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Govt takes control of Turkey's most-watched news channel
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. They also raided homes, arresting 11 people -- among them a journalist and seven family members of Halk TV chairman Cafer Mahiroglu, who described it as "a dark day for Turkey".
Govt takes control of Turkey's most-watched news channel
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. 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.
Turkey jails journalist with Germany's DW for 'insulting president'
DW journalist Alican Uludag was taken from his home in Ankara to Istanbul's sprawling Caglayan courthouse (YASIN AKGUL) (YASIN AKGUL/AFP/AFP) A Turkish journalist with German public broadcaster Deutsche Welle (DW) was jailed by an Istanbul court Friday on charges of "insulting the president", an NGO said a day after his arrest by 30 police officers.
Bootleg liquor deaths revive debate on Turkey alcohol tax
By Remi Banet,with Burcin Gercek / AFP, ISTANBUL and Ankara, Turkey With 38 people dead in four days and 26 in intensive care after drinking bootleg liquor in Istanbul, the politically charged debate over Turkey’s soaring alcohol taxes has swung back into the spotlight. The rising death toll made headlines in Turkey, a nominally secular country where alcohol taxes have risen sharply under Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan, a Muslim who vociferously opposes drinking.
Erdogan takes early lead in crucial Turkish election
May 14, 2023 — Istanbul (AFP) Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan took an early lead on Sunday in a landmark election that could extend his two-decade grip on power or put the mostly Muslim nation on a more secular course. The Anadolu state news agency showed the 69-year-old picking up more than 52 percent of the vote and his secular rival Kemal Kilicdaroglu trailing with 41 percent.
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