Turkish Opposition’s Blindfold Protest over Halk TV Takeover Draws Mockery Online - Turkish Minute
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The New Party's MPs protested the appointment of a trustee to Halk TV by covering their eyes and mouths with black ribbons in Parliament, drawing harsh criticism from the public on social media, with comments such as, "If this is how you're going to defend it, don't defend it at all." This action by the MPs drew strong reactions from citizens on social media.
İYİ Party leader Müsavat Dervişoğlu reacted to the appointment of a trustee to Halk TV during the party's parliamentary group meeting. Dervişoğlu stated, "The steps taken have now ceased to be legal steps. We are witnessing the last struggles of this government. Nothing can stand in the way of the truth."
The protest staged by the New Party's MPs in the Turkish Grand National Assembly against the appointment of a trustee to Halk TV sparked debate on social media. Some users reacted negatively to the MPs covering their mouths and eyes with black tape.
Turkish opposition’s blindfold protest over Halk TV takeover draws mockery online - Turkish Minute
Turkish opposition lawmakers wore blindfolds and taped their mouths shut at a parliamentary committee meeting Wednesday to protest the government’s takeover of Halk TV, a gesture that also attracted mockery on social media. Lawmakers from the main opposition New Party covered their eyes with black bands and their mouths with black tape at parliament’s Planning […]
BOLD - The police raid on Halk TV's headquarters in Istanbul on Wednesday morning, October 14, and the appointment of a trustee to the channel, was protested in the Turkish Grand National Assembly. Members of the NEW Party attended the TBMM Planning and Budget Committee meeting with black bands over their mouths and eyes. During the protest, which took place in the committee where a bill concerning the liquidation of certain investment funds was…
The appointment of a trustee to Halk TV and the suspension of its broadcasts were protested in the Turkish Grand National Assembly (TBMM). MPs from the NEW Party attended the Planning and Budget Committee meeting with their mouths and eyes covered with black tape. The MPs' protest became a subject of ridicule on social media: "That was a very harsh reaction. Now the AKP regime should think about it!" The article "NEW Party MPs' 'harsh' protest a…
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