1 October 2024
Nationalist Movement Party (MHP) Chair Devlet Bahçeli, during his parliamentary group speech, targeted Halk TV and four journalists for their coverage of the assassination of Sinan Ateş. He said, “Halk TV and CHP, watch your step. Everyone must know their place and avoid crossing the line. We will not allow owls to hoot in front of our door, and we will pluck the wings of vultures. You cannot question the MHP with four clown reporters.” Bahçeli openly targeted Halk TV’s Kayda Geçsin program journalist Barış Pehlivan, along with Timur Soykan, Şule Aydın, and Murat Ağırel.