Halk TV
Turkish television channel From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Halk TV is a Turkish nationwide TV channel established in 2005. It is known for its relationship with the Republican People's Party (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 media regulator, the Radio and Television Supreme Council (RTÜK), 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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| Affiliates | Radyoaktif Bursa |
| 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 |
History
Halk TV was established in 2005 "by former CHP accountant Mahmut Yıldız"[1] and received some funding from the CHP. When Kemal Kılıçdaroğlu took over the CHP leadership in 2011, the party 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 businessman Cafer Mahiroğlu.[8] In January 2025, the station's chief editor Serhan Asker was detained along with presenter Seda Selek and independent journalist Baris Pehlivan after the station aired a phone conversation between Pehlivan and a court-appointed expert accused of bias against mayors belonging to the opposition Republican People's Party.[9]
Viewers
As of 2018[update] Fox TV and CNN Türk are also preferred by CHP and İyi Party supporters.[10] However it has also been described as “non-aligned”.[11] Some Alevis prefer news from Halk TV.[12]
References
External links
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