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The move came just hours before the start of the defence's arguments in the sprawling corruption trial of jailed Istanbul mayor Ekrem İmamoğlu and some 400 other defendants.
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move → come → İmamoğlu
Turkish police raided the headquarters of the pro-opposition Halk TV news channel, halting its live broadcasts and arresting 11 people, the channel and prosecutors said early on Wednesday.
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channel → raid → Wednesday
A trustee (manager) has been appointed, broadcasts have been halted," the channel wrote in a post on X shortly before 7:00 am (0600 CET).
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channel → appoint → am
It was the latest crackdown on the pro-opposition media and came just two weeks after authorities shut down the website and social media accounts of T24, a leading digital news website, citing its "LGBT propaganda."
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authorities → come → propaganda
In a statement to Turkish media, prosecutors said they had issued a warrant for 17 people, 11 of whom had been detained as part of an investigation into Halk's chairman Cafer Mahiroğlu on suspicion of "bribery", "rigging tenders," and "money laundering."
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11 → say → tenders
It said companies co-owned or managed by Mahiroğlu had been seized and that the authorities put a government-appointed trustee in charge of them.
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authorities → say → them
Of the remaining six people named in the warrant, four were abroad, one was in a correctional facility and the last was still being sought, it said.
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it → remain → facility
Mahiroğlu was not among those detained as he lives abroad.
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he → detain → those
In several posts as dawn was breaking, Halk journalists said they were unable to get into the building.
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they → break → building
The police have sealed off the entrance to our building.
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police → seal → building
That’s the situation...
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That → ’ → ?
There’s nothing left to say," wrote Onur Dalar on X, his words echoed by a colleague.
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words → ’ → colleague
Broadcasting systems have been seized.
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systems → seize → ?
I still can’t get into the institution where I’ve worked for 5 years, none of us can.
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none → get → us
The police haven’t left the building," wrote Gamze Altunay.
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Altunay → leave → building
The move came just hours before the start of the defence's arguments in the sprawling corruption trial of jailed Istanbul mayor Ekrem İmamoğlu and some 400 other defendants.
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move → come → İmamoğlu
The move drew a furious reaction from the main opposition Yeni Parti and the Turkish Journalists' Union (TGS)
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move → draw → opposition
"In recent years, the lawlessness used by the political authorities to overcome every problem has once again struck freedom of the press today...
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lawlessness → use → press
We do not accept this tyranny!" wrote TGS on X.
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TGS → accept → X.
And opposition leader Özgür Özel also lashed out against a TV channel "watched by millions" describing the government's action as "weak and cowardly."
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Özel → lash → action
"Storming a TV channel with a police raid at dawn and appointing a trustee is something only dictators do.
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dictators → storm → trustee
Unfortunately, they have brought our country to this state," he wrote.
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he → bring → state
He said it was no coincidence the raids came just hours before the start of the defence arguments in İmamoğlu's trial.
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raids → say → trial
"They did this on the very day the defence was to begin in Turkey’s biggest political trial.
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defence → do → trial
Those who appoint trustees to municipalities and usurp the will of the people have now appointed a trustee to Halk TV, watched by millions.
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who → appoint → millions
Last year, Halk TV, which has faced repeated sanctions from Turkey's broadcasting regulator, was threatened with possible closure over its critical tone towards the government of President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan.
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which → face → Erdoğan
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