As many as 37 people have been taken into custody in Silopi district of Şırnak where onslaught by Turkish forces against the areas of self-rule continues for 23 days.

While state forces are forcing and threatening the people to leave the town where they couldn't break the popular resistance yet, dozens were forcibly expelled from Şehit Harun neighborhood and are being held at indoor sports facility in Yenişehir neighborhood now.

Among these people who all were subjected to criminal record check, a total of 37 people including DIHA (Dicle News Agency) reporter Nedim Oruç have been taken into custody. It was not immediately clear where the detainees were taken to.

In the meantime, over 20 people who were similarly expelled from Barbaros neighborhood and detained yesterday, have reportedly been taken to Silopi Courthouse.