CHP MP Eren Erdem taken into custody

CHP MP Eren Erdem announced his detention on Twitter.

Republican People's Party (CHP) deputy Eren Erdem wrote on his Twitter account that he has been taken into custody and doesn't know the reason.

Erdem said; "I have been detained by the police in front of my house."

While the CHP deputy is reportedly held at Ankara Department of Police, CHP MP Necati Yılmaz stated that Erdem would be taken to Istanbul.

Istanbul 35th Heavy Penal Court has recently approved an indictment prepared against CHP's Erdem who is accused of aiding the Gülen Movement. The indictment asks 22 year prison sentence for Erdem who has also been banned from leaving the country.