Turkish police take pro-opposition channel Halk TV off air and arrest 11 in Istanbul raid

Turkish police raided the headquarters of the pro-opposition Halk TV news channel, halting its live broadcasts and arresting 11 people, the channel and prosecutors said early on Wednesday. "Police raid at Halk TV headquarters! A trustee (manager) has been appointed, broadcasts have been halted," the channel wrote in a post on X shortly before 7:00 am (0600 CET). Halk's news channel and the live broadcasts on its YouTube site were both offline. It was the latest crackdown on the pro-opposition media and came just two weeks after authorities shut down the website and social media accounts of T24, a leading digital news website, citing its "LGBT propaganda.