Court procedures have been completed for 13 people including Co-mayor Abdülkadir Çalışkan who were detained as result of house raids in Saray district of Van on March 20.

While the co-mayor was remanded in custody for alleged "membership to a terrorist organization", the other 12 people were released on condition of judicial control.

The other co-mayor of Saray district, Zilan Aldatmaz, also remains jailed since September 30, 2016.