Many young people taken into custody in Istanbul

Turkish police once again carried out raids in Istanbul in the morning within the scope of the investigation on 1 May. Many people were taken into custody.

Simultaneous raids were carried out in many districts of Istanbul in the morning. Many people were taken into custody, including members of the Revolutionary Youth Associations, Kaldiraç and Student Activity.

The new arrests came after 38 people were remanded in custody on Saturday.

Revolutionary Youth Associations announced in their statement that 5 of their members were detained during home raids.

Kaldiraç announced that doors were broken during home raids on its members.

In its statement, Student Activities stated that 2 of its members were detained, and that the number of detentions may increase and that the police have a list of 70 people.