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‘Dark day for Turkey’: Pro-opposition TV channel boss slams police raid, broadcast halt

Photo: France 24

What happened

Turkish authorities appointed a government trustee to run popular broadcaster Halk TV on Wednesday after police raided its headquarters, halting live broadcasts and arresting 11 people. Halk chairman Cafer Mahirogluin denounced "a dark day for Turkey", adding that seven of his family members were among those detained.

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