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Halk TV is a Turkish nationwide TV channel established in 2005. It is known for its relationship with the Republican People's Party (Turkish: Cumhuriyet Halk Partisi, abbreviated CHP), although the previous links were cut off in 2011 under the new CHP leader Kemal Kılıçdaroğlu.[1][2] The Gezi Park protests brought Halk TV into the spotlight as one of the few Turkish television channels to broadcast live coverage of the events.[3][2] Because of this, the Turkish TV regulator RTÜK (Turkish: Radyo ve Televizyon Üst Kurulu) imposed a fine on Halk TV for "harming the physical, moral and mental development of children and young people".[4]
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| Country | Turkey |
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| Headquarters | Ankara, Turkey |
| Programming | |
| Language(s) | Turkish |
| Picture format | 16:9 (1080i, HDTV) |
| History | |
| Launched | 2005 |
| Links | |
| Website | www.halktv.com.tr |
| Availability | |
| Streaming media | |
| Internet | Live Stream |
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Halk TV was established in 2005 "by former CHP accountant Mahmut Yıldız"[1] and received some funding from CHP. When Kemal Kılıçdaroğlu took over the CHP leadership in 2011, CHP cut its funding, leading to severe financial difficulties for Halk TV.[1] Kılıçdaroğlu also asked CHP deputies and members not to appear as guests on the station.[5] Former Esenyurt Mayor Gürbüz Çapan was linked with Halk TV in 2011.[6]
In May 2013 Halk TV was reprimanded by the media regulator RTÜK for broadcasting a "most watched" video from YouTube which it said was aimed at humiliating PM Recep Tayyip Erdoğan.[7]
In early 2020, Halk TV was sold to business man Cafer Mahiroğlu.[8]
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