A number of people have been taken into custody in Amed as a result of the police crackdown on thousands who wanted to stage a march from Ofis to the central Sur district to break the siege ongoing in its 47th day.

The march led by DBP (Party of Democratic Regions), HDP (Peoples' Democratic Party), DTK (Democratic Society Congress) and KJA (Free Women's Congress) was set to start from the AZC Plaza on Ofis Street of Yenişehir district.

While more people gathered at the scene before the beginning of the march, police forces laid a siege around the area with many water cannons and armored vehicles, upon which people started sit-in on Ekinciler Avenue.

Demonstrators were attacked by police with water cannons and tear gas as they started the march a while later, to which they responded with self-defense. While masses dispersed in the area, a number of people including elderly have been battered and taken into custody by police.

As the mass once again gathered in Ofis area despite the ongoing crackdown, youths blocked the roads and responded to the police attack. Clashes between police and demonstrators continue around Koşuyolu Park.