Police raid in Istanbul, detain 11 over TV station takeover in Turkey
Turkey stops broadcast operations as the government takes control of the channel.
Police raided a television station in Istanbul, and Turkish authorities took control of the broadcaster after the raid.
The sendebetrieb, or broadcasting operations, were stopped. Eleven employees were arrested during the police action, according to the report.
The raid was part of a wider crackdown on critical media, with police stationed outside the broadcaster’s headquarters.
What happens next is not detailed in the available information, but the arrests and the government takeover mark the latest stage of the operation.
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Lausitzer Rundschau