Five people were detained during raids carried out by gendarme in a restaurant in Birecik/Urfa at around 01:00, early this morning.

According to the information received, Berivan Acer, Adem Sezgin, Mehmet Temel, Hýþman Kýlýnç and Hüseyin Kýlýnç were detained and accused of “helping members of an illegal organization". They were also accused of membership of the organization. The detainees were taken to Antep and are expected to be sent to court after questioning.

Translator: Berna Ozgencil