Turkish police carried out simultaneous house raids in the Hacıbekir (Xaçort) neighborhood in Van’s central İpekyolu district Friday morning.

Police forces broke the doors of the houses targeted in the operation, turned everything upside down and detained 14 people.

The operation was reportedly carried out in response to the demonstration staged by the youth on April 20 in protest at the Turkish attacks against Zînî Wertê in South Kurdistan and the Turkish officials sending the remains of slain HPG guerrilla to his family in a box by mail.