In the political police operation carried out by the Istanbul Chief Public Prosecutor's Office, 22 people, including the Immigration Monitoring Association (GÖÇİZDER) co-chairs Kamile Kandal and Mehmet Boğatekin, were detained on 3 June.

The 22 people, who had been in custody in the police station for 8 days, were transferred to the Istanbul Courthouse to give their statements to the prosecutor's office.

The prosecutor remanded 16 people in custody, Makbule Altıntaş, Veysi Yıldız, Bilal Yıldız, İlyas Erdem, Halit Karahan, Zelal Coşkun, Ramazan Kırkpınar, Cihan Kartal, Songül Köse, İrfan Hülakü, Kamile Kendal, Mehmet Boğakan, Demgül Athan, Kıyasettin Cüheylan, Erhan Örs, Mehmet Baran, while released Pınar Konak, Süleyman Yıldız, İskan Teker, Ali Koçyiğit, Şeref Kaya and Nurhayat Koçyiğit under judiciary control.