Halk TV
| Halk TV | |
|---|---|
 | |
| Launched | 2005 |
| Picture format | 4:3 (576i, SDTV) |
| Slogan | Halk İçin Haber |
| Country | Turkey |
| Language | Turkish |
| Headquarters | Ankara, Turkey |
| Website | www.halktv.com.tr |
Availability | |
| Satellite | |
| Digiturk | Channel 53 |
| D-Smart | Channel 272 |
| Turksat 3A | 12130 V 27500 5/6 |
| Streaming media | |
| Internet | Live Stream |
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]
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 2 3 Today's Zaman, 5 February 2011, Halk TV stops broadcasting after CHP cuts financial support
- 1 2 BBC, 4 June 2013, Turks deprived of TV turn to Twitter for protest news
- ↑ Sokollu, Senada (1 June 2013). "Solidarity with Istanbul protesters grows in Turkey and abroad". Deutsche Welle. Retrieved 3 June 2013.
- ↑ "TV watchdog fines live streaming of Gezi protests for 'harming development of children, youth'". Hürriyet Daily News. 12 June 2013. Retrieved 12 June 2013.
- ↑ Today's Zaman, 16 March 2011, Lack of funds, CHP boycott puts Halk TV’s future on the line
- ↑ Haber7.com, 21 November 2011, Eski Esenyurt Belediye Başkanı Gürbüz Çapan, Halk TV'yi satın aldığı yönündeki iddialara açıklama getirdi.
- ↑ Hurriyet Daily News, 3 June 2013, Media watchdog warns Halk TV over humiliating PM