
After the appointment of a trustee to Halk TV, Nermin Taylan Erkutlu, who is known for her closeness to the government and claimed to have no diploma, appeared on the channel.
Following the appointment of a trustee to Halk TV, 'historian writer' Nermin Taylan Erkutlu, who is known for her closeness to the government and is claimed to have no diploma, appeared on the channel.
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Within the scope of the investigation against Halk TV Chairman Cafer Mahiroğlu, a trustee was appointed to the channel and broadcasts were stopped.
Following the appointment of a trustee to Halk TV within the scope of the investigation against Halk TV Chairman Cafer Mahiroğlu, the channel's normal broadcast flow was stopped, social media accounts were blocked and Halktv.com.tr was deactivated.
Yesterday, a name close to the government appeared on the channel headed by the trustee administration. That name was Nermin Taylan Erkutlu, who gave lectures as a 'Historian Writer' in some AKP municipalities.
Erkutlu shared a screenshot of a moment from the broadcast on his account on the social media platform
'NO DIPLOMA' CLAIM
It was claimed that Nermin Taylan Erkutlu, who gave lectures under the title of 'Historian Writer' in some AKP municipalities regarding her studies on Ottoman archives, did not have a diploma.
It was seen that Erkutlu, who also participated in various interviews held in secondary schools and high schools, wrote "Graduate of Istanbul University Turkish Language and Literature Department" in his biography. However, after the applications made to CİMER, Istanbul University announced that there was no such graduation in Erkutlu's records.

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