Four people were detained in a raid conducted in the village of Hespîst in the Idil (Hezex) district.

Turkish state forces detained the Murat-Hasibe Tekin couple as well as villagers Sadiye Tekin and Mervan Tekin during house searches.

In the raids that took place in Erzurum (Erzirom) in the morning hours, DBP Erzurum Provincial co-chair Ramazan Karakaş and former Peoples’ Democratic Party (HDP) Qereyazi District co-chair Çetin Demir were taken into custody.

It was reported that the arrests in Erzurum were based on an investigation conducted under the orders of the Ağrı Republic Chief Public Prosecutor’s Office. It is not known what the detainees are accused of.