Eight detained during house raids in Kocaeli and Batman
In the course of the political campaign of extermination against the opposition in Turkey, eight people have been detained in Kocaeli and Batman, and four others are being sought.
In Kocaeli in western Turkey and in Batman in northern Kurdistan, several flats were stormed and searched by the police early on Tuesday morning. At least eight people were taken into custody for unknown reasons.
The search measures in Kocaeli were directed against members of the Youth Council of the Peoples' Democratic Party (HDP). Ibrahim Güler, Yekbun Şengül, Zilan Atabay, Huri Yıldızhan and Hasan Ali, of whom only the first name is known, were detained. The file is classified and the detainees are denied access to legal counsel for 24 hours.
In Batman, Abdullah Iş, Şerif Çakar and Mustafa Erol were taken into custody during house searches, and four other people are wanted. Again, no reason was given for the action. Those detained were taken to the police headquarters in the province.
