Amnesty condemns Turkish state takeover of Halk TV
By the AFREEQUE newsroom, based on France 24
The Turkish state’s takeover of Halk TV illustrates a broader decline in media pluralism, according to Milena Buyum, Amnesty International’s Turkey campaigner. She denounced an offensive against the independent press amid state control of media outlets, journalists’ arrests and digital restrictions, France 24 reports.
Amnesty International has condemned the Turkish state’s takeover of Halk TV, one of the most-watched news channels in Turkey. Milena Buyum, the organisation’s Turkey campaigner, called it a “brutal attack on media freedom”, France 24 reports.
Buyum sees the intervention as part of a broader deterioration in media pluralism, marked, she said, by the appointment of state trustees, the detention of journalists and growing restrictions on independent digital platforms. She said the crackdown on independent journalism had intensified since March 2025.
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