Halfeti Co-mayor Mustafa Bayram and 9 others, who were among the 18 people that had been detained during the political genocide operations in Urfa on November 2, were arrested today.

Halfeti Co-mayor Mustafa Bayram, DBP Urfa Metropolitan Municipal Council member Sibel Sürpak, Leyla Akça, Hülya Demir, Sami Kılıç, İsmail Çobanyıldızı, Mahide Kurttekin, İsmail Seçin, Mahmut Kaya and Mehmet Çiçek appeared in court today and were charged with "membership in an organization" in Urfa.

Due to the "confidentiality order" in the case, when the remaining 8 detainees will appear in court remains unknown.