Turkish police raided Halk TV’s headquarters in Istanbul on Wednesday morning, stopping live broadcasts and preventing staff from entering the building, according to the Committee to Protect Journalists (CPJ).

The outlet said on X that authorities assigned an administrator to take over Halk TV and, according to news reports, the raid is linked to a criminal investigation into owner Cafer Mahiroğlu. Police arrested 11 employees and took control of the opposition broadcaster, according to G1 Mundo.