As part of an investigation launched by the Diyarbakır Chief Public Prosecutor's Office, an arrest warrant was issued on 26 June for 64 people, citing information and documents seized in the raid on the Democratic Society Congress (DTK) on 9 October 2018.

43 people were taken into custody during the house raids carried out within the scope of the investigation and the DTK door was sealed.

16 people were taken into custody on Sunday and 8 of them were remanded in custody accused of allegedly “being a member of an illegal organization”.

Another 27 persons are still in police custody while DTK co-chair Leyla Güven has been summoned by the Diyarbakır Chief Public Prosecutor's Office to give a statement.