CHP will file a criminal complaint against Halk TV's owner Cafer Mahiroğlu

Turkey’s main opposition CHP said it will file a criminal complaint against Cafer Mahiroğlu, owner of Halk TV, over remarks about former party leader Kemal Kılıçdaroğlu. CHP leader Özgür Özel’s press adviser Atakan Sönmez said the complaint will cite “publicly spreading misleading information” and “defamation.” The move signals rising tension between the party and a broadcaster long seen as sympathetic to the opposition, and puts Halk TV’s ownership under scrutiny. Watch for the prosecutor’s decision on whether to open a case and for any response from Mahiroğlu or Halk TV.