Halk TV is a Turkish Free-to-air nationwide TV channel established in 2005. It is known for its relationship with the Republican People's Party (CHP), although the previous links were cut off in 2011 under the new CHP leader Kemal KñlñçdaroÃÂlu. The Gezi Park protests brought Halk TV into the spotlight as one of the few Turkish television channels to broadcast live coverage of the events. Because of this the media regulator, the Radio and Television Supreme Council (RTÃÂK), imposed a fine on Halk TV for "harming the physical, moral and mental development of children and young people".
Halk TV was established in 2005 "by former CHP accountant Mahmut Yñldñz" and received some funding from the CHP. When Kemal KñlñçdaroÃÂlu took over the CHP leadership in 2011, the party cut its funding, leading to severe financial difficulties for Halk TV. KñlñçdaroÃÂlu also asked CHP deputies and members not to appear as guests on the station. Former Esenyurt Mayor Gürbüz ÃÂapan was linked with Halk TV in 2011.
In May 2013 Halk TV was reprimanded by the media regulator RTÃÂK for broadcasting a "most watched" video from YouTube which it said was aimed at humiliating PM Recep Tayyip ErdoÃÂan.
In early 2020, Halk TV was sold to businessman Cafer MahiroÃÂlu. In January 2025, the station's chief editor Serhan Asker was detained along with presenter Seda Selek and independent journalist Baris Pehlivan after the station aired a phone conversation between Pehlivan and a court-appointed expert accused of bias against mayors belonging to the opposition Republican People's Party.
In June 2025 the Turkish Attorney General issued an arrest warrant against London based Cafer MahiroÃÂlu.
Fox TV and CNN Türk are also preferred by CHP and ðyi Party supporters. However it has also been described as âÂÂnon-alignedâÂÂ. Some Alevis prefer news from Halk TV.