MEDIA MONITORING DATABASE
Attack on KRT TV Headquarters
RELATED PERSON OR INSTITUTION
KRT
CITY
İstanbul
YEAR OF INTERFERENCE
2024
LAST UPDATED
07/08/2025
TYPE OF STATEMENT
Political
MEDIUM
Television
THE TITLE OF WHOSE RIGHT IS INTERFERED
Media Outlet
RIGHTS GUARANTEED UNDER THE RIGHT OF FREEDOM OF EXPRESSION
Right to Impart Information and Ideas
TYPE OF INTERFERENCE
Third-Party Interference
Physical Interference

21 December 2024
An attack was attempted on the headquarters of KRT TV in the Sarıyer district of Istanbul on 21 December 2024. The Istanbul Police Department announced that the suspect was apprehended and legal proceedings were initiated on charges of “property damage.” In a statement posted on social media platform X, KRT TV stated that the individual claimed to have a hand grenade and forcibly entered the building. The suspect was detained following a swift police intervention.