The interview with Rasim Ozan Kütahyalı, which was published on Halk TV's YouTube channel, drew significant backlash within the channel, leading prominent figures of the channel to decide to resign.
The journalists, who first decided to end the program titled Kayda Geçsin, announced that they had parted ways with the channel through a social media post.
While the repercussions of the interview Rasim Ozan Kütahyalı gave to Halk TV's YouTube channel continue, the channel's prominent faces continue to announce their decisions to leave.
Following the announcement by the journalists who decided to end the program titled Kayda Geçsin that they were parting ways with the channel, Barış Terkoğlu also made a post and announced that he had parted ways with Halk TV.
In his social media post, Terkoğlu gave a message of a 'principled' stance and used the following expressions:
It is easy to be principled in easy times. A person's principles are tested by difficulties.
At the point where the debate we have experienced from yesterday to today has brought us, working together has become impossible. Our paths with Halk TV are now parting.
I learned a lot from everyone I worked with over four years. I thank each and every one of you.
I am sure there are many words I left unsaid and many actions I left undone. May those I have left hurt forgive me.
Journalism is a way to change the world when practiced with responsibility toward the public. I hope those who come after us will do more than we did.
A tear is mended, a break is repaired, what is missing is completed.
Goodbye to the day that has passed, hello to the day that is dawning...
News Source: 12punto
