Halk TV owner Cafer Mahiroğlu responded on his social media account to the statements made by Kemal Kılıçdaroğlu regarding himself and the channel. Arguing that operations against Halk TV were being conducted through him, Mahiroğlu targeted Kılıçdaroğlu and his team.
In a program he attended on KRT TV last month, Kılıçdaroğlu criticized Mahiroğlu for not coming to Turkey and stated regarding Halk TV’s broadcasts, “They are broadcasting fake news 24 hours a day.” In his statement, Mahiroğlu claimed that these words were part of a process to target Halk TV.
MAHİROĞLU’S OPERATION ALLEGATION
Stating that steps taken against Halk TV were being portrayed as a “Cafer Mahiroğlu operation,” Mahiroğlu said he only knew two of the individuals detained in the raids. Arguing that the purpose of the operations is known to the public, Mahiroğlu claimed that Kılıçdaroğlu and his team were trying to take over Halk TV.
In his statement, Mahiroğlu also touched upon the testimony of Yusuf Yadoğlu, the founder of the BUSTECH company, claiming that Yadoğlu gave statements that contradicted his previous declarations. Mahiroğlu alleged that after this process, Yadoğlu’s travel ban was lifted and he went abroad.
Mahiroğlu argued that these developments followed Kılıçdaroğlu targeting Halk TV during the KRT broadcast, followed by a private meeting held in Parliament, and subsequent raids. It is unknown whether there has been a new statement from the Kılıçdaroğlu camp regarding these allegations.
“Mr. Butlan Kılıçdaroğlu, did you ask Cafer Mahiroğlu for 50 million dollars? Will you explain this to the public?”
Mahiroğlu also argued that attempts were being made to portray Halk TV as being in financial distress, and called on Kılıçdaroğlu to answer this question in front of the public.
A trustee was appointed to Halk TV on the morning of October 14, and the channel’s normal broadcast flow was halted. In the investigation conducted by the Istanbul Chief Public Prosecutor’s Office regarding bribery, bid-rigging, and money laundering, an allegation of 14.4 million liras in unregistered bribes involving Mahiroğlu had come to the agenda.
It was reported that companies linked to Mahiroğlu were seized as part of the investigation and that the Savings Deposit Insurance Fund (TMSF) was appointed as a trustee.
News Source: 12punto
