In Nusaybin district of Mardin, Peoples’ Democratic Party (HDP) district co-chair Ferhat Kut has been taken into custody as a result of raid on his home.

Kut was reportedly detained Monday morning for attending a press conference in protest at Turkey’s invasion operation against Afrin.

On the other hand, HDP member Remziye Saygın Mengüç was taken into custody by the police while on her way to her home in Amed’s central Bağlar district. It is not known why she was detained and where she has been taken.