1 October 2024
Nationalist Movement Party (MHP) Chair Devlet Bahçeli, in his parliamentary group address, targeted Halk TV and four journalists for their reporting on the Sinan Ateş assassination. He declared, “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 Murat Ağırel, along with Timur Soykan, Şule Aydın, and Barış Pehlivan.