Photo journalist Bülent Kılıç, İBB (Istanbul Metropolitan Municipality) photo journalist Kurtuluş Arı, AFP reporter Yasin Akgül, NOW TV reporter Ali Onur Tosun, BirGün colomnist Barış İnce, Sendika.org correspondent Zişan Gür and journalists Zeynep Kuray and Hayri Tunç.

According to initial reports, the detentions were carried out on the grounds of alleged non-compliance with Law No.2911, which regulates public assemblies and demonstrations.

The detained journalists were taken to the Provincial Security Directorate.