14.10.2026 11:39
Following the appointment of a trustee to Halk TV and the seizure of the companies of its owner, Cafer Mahiroğlu, the political arena was also thrown into turmoil. While YENİ Party General Chair Özgür Özel reacted harshly to the decision, party MPs protested the decision in the Grand National Assembly of Turkey General Assembly by covering their eyes and mouths with black tape.
Within the scope of the investigation conducted by the Istanbul Chief Public Prosecutor's Office, after the decision to appoint a trustee to Halk TV and seize Cafer Mahiroğlu's companies, hot developments continue to occur. As the search launched by Financial Crimes Combat Branch Directorate teams in the channel building in the early hours of the morning continues, the first and harshest reaction from the political wing to the decision came from the New Party.
BLACK-TAPE PROTEST IN PARLIAMENT
After the trustee decision, remarkable moments occurred in the General Assembly of the Grand National Assembly of Turkey (TBMM). During the discussions of the bill regarding the fund investigation, New Party MPs who entered the hall covered their eyes and mouths with black tape to protest the practice.
TAPES WERE DISTRIBUTED TO ALL DEPUTIES
In the action attended by many names, including MP Özgür Karabat, it was seen that the black tapes were distributed to all New Party MPs in the hall. The MPs protested the trustee decision and the pressures on the press with their silent action.
HARSH REACTION FROM ÖZGÜR ÖZEL
After the developments, New Party Chairman Özgür Özel also published a statement via his social media account X. Özel reacted to the appointment of a trustee to Halk TV, condemned the decision, and emphasized that press freedom had been violated. The judicial and political process regarding the investigation and the protests in Parliament is being followed.