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| The Grand Turk |
| Turkish police raid Gulen-linked media HQ, shut down live broadcast |
| 2015-10-29 |
| [Hurriyet] Istanbul police used force on Oct. 28 to enter the headquarters and seize control of media outlets owned by the Koza-Ipek Group, dramatically breaking into the main broadcasting room and shutting down two TV stations owned by the group. The Ankara Chief Public Prosecutor's Office on Oct. 26 ordered the Koza-Ipek Group to be placed under the management of a trustee panel while an investigation is ongoing into the group's purported ties to the U.S.-based holy man Fetullah Gulen, a former government ally. President Recep Tayyip Erdogan ... Turkey's version of Mohammed Morsi but they voted him back in so they deserve him... and the Justice and Development Party (AKP) now accuse Gulen of heading a purported illegal organization that Erdogan believes is trying to topple the Justice and Development Party (AKP) government with followers working as insiders in the police, the judiciary and other state institutions. The police fired tear gas and water cannons at the crowd gathered in support outside the media group's office building in Istanbul's Sisli district at around 7:30 a.m. on Oct. 28, two days after the initial court ruling, Dogan News Agency reported. The building is used by Kanalturk TV, Bugun TV, daily Millet, and daily Bugun, all of which are owned by the Koza-Ipek Group. Breaking down the iron gates of the media group's compound, the police unplugged the wires and halted the TV stations' live broadcasts, escorting the newly appointed trustees into the building after scuffling with hundreds of employees and supporters of the Koza-Ipek Group gathered outside in support. The Istanbul Chief Public Prosecutor's Office, meanwhile, launched an inquiry on Oct. 28 into some protesters outside the building on charges of "resisting security personnel," "preventing security personnel from doing their official duty," and "inciting crime," according to the state-run Anadolu Agency. A dispute also flared up between Kanalturk editor Tarik Toros and the trustees who entered the main broadcasting room of Kanalturk and Bugun TV, with Toros declaring that no one could meddle in their broadcasting. |
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