Turkish police forces raided several homes in Patnos district of Ağrı early Friday morning as part of an investigation launched by the district Public Prosecutor’s Office.

HDP (Peoples’ Democratic Party) city councillor Mehmet Şahin Avcı and HDP administrators Orhan Tutak, Ömer Yavuz, Fatih Dilmaç, Musa Uygar and Mehmet Emin Savcı were taken into custody in the operation.

Police forces broket he doors and windows of the houses targeted in the operation and the detainees were taken to district police department.