Halk TV

Halk TV is a Turkish nationwide TV channel established in 2005. It is known for its relationship with the Republican People's Party (Turkish: Cumhuriyet Halk Partisi, CHP), although the previous links were cut off in 2011 under a new CHP leader.[1][2] The Gezi Park protests brought Halk TV into the spotlight as one of the few Turkish television channels to broadcast live coverage of the events.[3][2] Because of this, the Turkish TV watchdog RTÜK imposed a fine on Halk TV for "harming the physical, moral and mental development of children and young people".[4]

Halk TV
Launched2005
Picture format4:3 (576i, SDTV)
SloganHalk İçin Haber
CountryTurkey
LanguageTurkish
HeadquartersAnkara, Turkey
Websitewww.halktv.com.tr
Availability
Satellite
DigiturkChannel 53
D-SmartChannel 272
FilboxChannel 36
Türksat 4A12422 V 27500 3/4
Cable
Kabel Deutschland (Germany)Channel 808 (SD)
IPTV
Turkcell TV+Channel 41
Streaming media
InternetLive Stream

History

Halk TV was established in 2005 "by former CHP accountant Mahmut Yıldız"[1] and received some funding from CHP. When Kemal Kılıçdaroğlu took over the CHP leadership in 2011, CHP cut its funding, leading to severe financial difficulties for Halk TV.[1] Kılıçdaroğlu also asked CHP deputies and members not to appear as guests on the station.[5] Former Esenyurt Mayor Gürbüz Çapan was linked with Halk TV in 2011.[6]

In May 2013 Halk TV was reprimanded by the media regulator RTÜK for broadcasting a "most watched" video from YouTube which it said was aimed at humiliating PM Recep Tayyip Erdoğan.[7]

References
  1. Today's Zaman, 5 February 2011, Halk TV stops broadcasting after CHP cuts financial support Archived 6 June 2016 at the Wayback Machine
  2. BBC, 4 June 2013, Turks deprived of TV turn to Twitter for protest news
  3. Sokollu, Senada (1 June 2013). "Solidarity with Istanbul protesters grows in Turkey and abroad". Deutsche Welle. Retrieved 3 June 2013.
  4. "TV watchdog fines live streaming of Gezi protests for 'harming development of children, youth'". Hürriyet Daily News. 12 June 2013. Retrieved 12 June 2013.
  5. Today's Zaman, 16 March 2011, Lack of funds, CHP boycott puts Halk TV’s future on the line Archived 1 May 2016 at the Wayback Machine
  6. Haber7.com, 21 November 2011, Eski Esenyurt Belediye Başkanı Gürbüz Çapan, Halk TV'yi satın aldığı yönündeki iddialara açıklama getirdi.
  7. Hurriyet Daily News, 3 June 2013, Media watchdog warns Halk TV over humiliating PM
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