
A police operation was carried out on the Halk TV building within the scope of the investigation carried out against Cafer Mahiroğlu.
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An operation was carried out on the Halk TV building within the scope of the investigation carried out against Cafer Mahiroğlu.
While police teams entered Halk TV's building in Istanbul in the morning, Chairman of the Board Cafer Mahiroğlu announced that the channel's broadcasts were stopped and a trustee was appointed. So, why was a trustee appointed to Halk TV? Has broadcasting been stopped on Halk TV?
WHY WAS A TRUSTEE APPOINTED TO HALK TV?
Within the scope of the investigation carried out against Halk TV's Chairman of the Board of Directors, Cafer Mahiroğlu, an operation was carried out by police teams on the channel's headquarters in Istanbul on the morning of October 14, 2026. Istanbul Chief Public Prosecutor's Office announced that an investigation was being carried out against Mahiroğlu on allegations of "bribery", "tender rigging" and "laundering of assets resulting from crime".
Within the scope of the investigation, detention orders were issued for 17 people and 11 people were detained. Companies in which Mahiroğlu was stated to be a partner, manager or affiliated were seized and the Savings Deposit Insurance Fund (TMSF) was appointed as trustee to these companies. It was reported that a trustee was also appointed to Halk TV.
ARE HALK TV'S BROADCASTS STOPPED?
Following the operation carried out on Halk TV's headquarters in Istanbul, the channel's broadcasts were stopped. While police teams were searching the building, the road where the canal was located was closed to traffic and employees were not allowed to enter the building.
Halk TV programmer Deniz Bayramoğlu announced that the meeting between Editor-in-Chief Suat Toktaş and the chairman of the board of trustees regarding the continuation of broadcasts was inconclusive. After the meeting, Bayramoğlu announced that Halk TV broadcasts were stopped.
AI outlook — possibilities, not facts
The transition process of the board of trustees to management will be clarified
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In Türkiye, police teams entered the Istanbul headquarters of Halk TV and announced that a trustee had been appointed, and the live broadcast was interrupted. With this decision, the number of television channels that have been under trustee management since March 2025 has reached 10.

Following the police raid on Halk TV and the appointment of a trustee, Chairman of the Board of Directors Cafer Mahiroğlu made a statement. Mahiroğlu described the intervention as a blow to the public's right to receive information and said that they would take back the channel.