Unrest & politics · Politics · Impact 2 Notable
Amnesty condemns Turkish state takeover of Halk TV as attack on media freedom
Amnesty International's Turkey campaigner Milena Buyum calls the state takeover of Halk TV a brutal attack on media freedom. She links it to the appointment of state trustees, detentions of journalists and restrictions on independent digital platforms.
- Location
- ≈ Ankara, Turkey · Turkey live map
- Coordinates
- ≈ 39.93°N 32.86°E
- Reported
- 20 Oct 2026, 08:44 UTC
- Category
- Unrest & politics · Politics
- Impact
- 2 of 5 · Notable
- Situation
- Turkey media crackdown