Halk TV
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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 |
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]
History
[edit]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
[edit]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
[edit]- ^ a b c Today's Zaman, 5 February 2011, Halk TV stops broadcasting after CHP cuts financial support Archived 6 June 2016 at the Wayback Machine
- ^ a b BBC, 4 June 2013, Turks deprived of TV turn to Twitter for protest news
- ^ Sokollu, Senada (1 June 2013). "Solidarity with Istanbul protesters grows in Turkey and abroad". Deutsche Welle. Retrieved 3 June 2013.
- ^ "TV watchdog fines live streaming of Gezi protests for 'harming development of children, youth'". Hürriyet Daily News. 12 June 2013. Retrieved 12 June 2013.
- ^ Today's Zaman, 16 March 2011, Lack of funds, CHP boycott puts Halk TV’s future on the line Archived 1 May 2016 at the Wayback Machine
- ^ Haber7.com, 21 November 2011, Eski Esenyurt Belediye Başkanı Gürbüz Çapan, Halk TV'yi satın aldığı yönündeki iddialara açıklama getirdi.
- ^ Hurriyet Daily News, 3 June 2013, Media watchdog warns Halk TV over humiliating PM
- ^ "Halk TV'nin yeni patronu belli oldu". Kartal 24 (in Turkish). 1 April 2019. Retrieved 19 December 2021.
- ^ "Turkey detains journalists and replaces elected mayor amid crackdown on opposition". Associated Press. 30 January 2025. Retrieved 30 January 2025.
- ^ "Turkish Media and the Root of the Problems" (PDF).
- ^ AKSER, MURAT. "De-democratization of Turkish Media: A New Century of Opposition and Resistance?" (PDF).
- ^ Özkan, Nazlı (27 June 2024). "The Role of News in Alevi Television Channels: Approaches to Addressing Both General and Alevi Audiences". Journal of Media and Religion Studies. 7 (1): 59–72. doi:10.47951/mediad.1493352. ISSN 2636-8811.
