The security procedures of 30 people who were taken into custody following house raids carried out on Thursday morning in Kızıltepe (Qoser), in the province of Mardin (Mêrdîn) were completed.

Some of the 30 people who were detained on the grounds of the clothes they wore and the colorful shawls they carried during the Newroz celebration held in the district were released after security procedures. Some others were referred to the prosecutor's office and released after their statements were taken. They were accused of "making propaganda for an illegal organisation".