Early Wednesday raid on the pro-opposition channel in Istanbul. Live feed cut. Prosecutors investigating chairman Cafer Mahiroğlu for bribery, tender-rigging, and money laundering. Seventeen people ordered detained; 11 taken into custody. Government appointed a trustee to run the station. Mahiroğlu is outside Turkey. Channel is close to the opposition CHP and critical of Erdoğan. CHP called it systematic pressure. European Parliament rapporteur said the government is not satisfied controlling 90 percent of media and is aiming for 100 percent.
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/crx23y3d970vo
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