Turkish police raid Halk TV in Ankara in the early hours, detaining 11 people and disrupting its news broadcasts. Officers entered the headquarters of the country’s most watched news channel, then installed a government-appointed administrator. The prosecutor’s office said warrants were issued for 17 people as part of an investigation into suspected bribery, manipulation of public tenders and money laundering. The 11 detainees include one journalist and seven relatives of Halk TV board chairman Cafer Mahiroglu. Authorities also took control of companies that Mahiroglu co-owns or runs. Mahiroglu, who lives abroad, denied the allegations and accused the government of abusing the justice system for political purposes. Human rights groups Amnesty International and Human Rights Watch condemned the raid, warning about threats to media freedom and free expression in Turkey. Inside Ankara’s parliament, opposition lawmakers protested the operation by covering their eyes and mouths with black tape. At the latest, the case remains at the investigation stage, with authorities having detained 11 people while the prosecutor’s office pursues charges linked to the issued warrants.