### [2026-10-14](/feed/2026/10/14/index.md)

##### Censorship in Turkey
# Turkish opposition-leaning and independent news channel Halk TV goes offline as it is raided by police and new administrators are appointed by the government. 

It is the latest in a series of crackdowns on media critical of the Turkish president and his government.


### Sources:

1. [BBC](https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/crx23y3d970vo) [Image](https://ichef.bbci.co.uk/news/1024/branded_news/d8c8/live/c81672a0-c7ad-11f1-b41f-d7a6cb474575.jpg)

### Changes:

1.  Turkish opposition-leaning and independent news channel Halk TV goes offline as it is raided by police and new administrators are appointed by the government.  _2026-10-14 14:14:40 (First version)_
1. Turkish opposition-leaning and independent news channel Halk TV goes offline as it is raided by police and new administrators are appointed by the government.  _(Current version)_

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