Turkish MPs Protest Halk TV Takeover with Black Tape Over Eyes and Mouths
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YENİ Party MP Özgür Karabat and fellow party MPs protested a government-appointed trustee at Halk TV on Thursday. During a session of the Turkish Grand National Assembly's Plan and Budget Committee, the lawmakers covered their eyes and mouths with black tape. The action was a direct response to the trustee assigned to the television channel.