17 people who were detained in house raids carried out on 6 March Suruç (Pirsûs), in the province of Urfa (Riha) were sent to prison on Saturday. Among those arrested were the provincial co-chair of the People's Equality and Democracy Party (DEM Party) and municipal council member candidates. The 17 people taken into custody were sent to prison on the grounds of "being members of an illegal organization" on the basis of statements by a secret witness.

The names of those sent to prison are as follows: Nihat Demirbilekli, Adem Ateş, Ahmet Ceylaner, Baran Karak, Bülent Yaşar, Hatice Yılmaz, Hikmet Ceylan, Hüseyin Ateş, Mehmet Yüce, Mehmet Emin Ateş, Mehmet Bali, Müslüm Baran, Recep Bali, DEM Party Suruç provincial co-chair Nazlı Binici, and DEM Party municipal council member candidates Selami Kip, Serkan Bali and Zeliha Polat.