Simultaneous raids were carried out on many houses by the special operations police in the neighbourhood of Ali Çavuş in Beytüşşebap (Elkê), in the province of Şirnak.

As a result of the operation, Peoples' Democratic Party (HDP) Beytüşşebap District co-chair Zarife Borak, HDP District Administrator Emrah Yacan, Lokman Abi, Devran Abi and Mehmet Cin were taken into custody and taken to the District Police Department.