Turkish authorities raid and seize Halk TV, appointing government trustee
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Turkish police raided Halk TV's Istanbul studios on Wednesday, halting broadcasts, appointing a government trustee and launching a corruption investigation into owner Cafer Mahiroglu over alleged bribery, tender-rigging and money laundering. Prosecutors issued 17 detention warrants and arrested 11 people. The live feed was cut mid-interview about a major investment-fund scandal and replaced with a 1973 film. Mahiroglu, abroad and sought by authorities, called it "a dark day for Turkey" and denied the "baseless" allegations.
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