TV channels are raided in Erdoğan’s Turkey. Today’s target: İpek Medya Group #susmayız

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Police enter Koza İpek headquarters in Ankara

Police officers forcefully entered the Koza İpek Holding headquarters in Ankara after a court ordered appointment of a trustee panel to the holding

Polis, kapıyı kırarak İpek Medya binasına girdi https://t.co/QHIODtPFzT http://pic.twitter.com/bGSi4q2yYB

— Evrensel Gazetesi (@evrenselgzt) October 28, 2015

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Pepper gassed.

Semi coup at work: Police unplugging camera while it is broadcasting. https://t.co/Qmb0gyBdRY

— Erkan Saka (@sakaerka) October 28, 2015

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Appointment of trustee panel for Koza İpek holding creates uproar in Turkey

The appointment of a trustee panel for Koza İpek, a corporation linked to the government’s ally-turned-nemesis Fethullah Gülen, ahead of the general elections on Nov. 1 has created an uproar across Turkey

Police raid Koza İpek’s media headquarters in Istanbul

Police use water cannon and tear gas to enter Koza İpek Holding’s media group headquarters in Istanbul to implement a court order to seize control of the holding

Obama will see Turkey's sustainable ec growth case: confiscating successful businesses like ipek koza. https://t.co/vFTUWAtXAC

— Erkan Saka (@sakaerka) October 28, 2015

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Turkey's Constitution being violated live as @BugunTV building is raided by the police and seizured. Journos handcuffed and pepper sprayed.

— P24 (@P24Punto24) October 28, 2015

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The police raiding Bugün TV. We might be watching the beginning of a coup as He is doomed to lose again in election https://t.co/iGRJ04ydYH

— Erkan Saka (@sakaerka) October 28, 2015

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What does the Koza-İpek case mean?

An Ankara court has stamp approved a demand by the prosecutor’s office on Oct. 27 to seize the administration of Koza-Ipek business group upon suspicion that they are financing terrorism as a part of an investigation ongoing since Sept. 1, despite an inspection report saying that there were no irregularities found in the company records.

Court seizes control of Gülen-linked industry, media group

The appointment of a trustee panel for Koza İpek, a corporation linked to the Islamic Scholar Fethullah Gülen, ahead of the general elections on Nov. 1 has created an uproar across Turkey amid scuffles between the police and supporters of the firm in the company’s building on Oct. 27.

Court seizes control of industry, media group

The appointment of a trustee panel for Koza İpek, a corporation linked to the Islamic Scholar Fethullah Gülen, ahead of the general elections on Nov. 1 has created an uproar across Turkey amid scuffles between the police and supporters of the firm in the company’s building on Oct. 27.

US criticizes trustee appointment decision for Gülen-linked companies

The U.S. Embassy in Ankara has criticized the Oct. 26 decision of appointing a trustee panel for Koza İpek, a corporation linked to the government’s ally-turned-nemesis, U.S.-based Islamic scholar Fethullah Gülen, pointing to freedom of press and freedom of expression.

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