HDP Kağızman district co-chair taken into custody

HDP Kağızman district co-chair Yaşar Özlü was detained following a house raids in his house.

Peoples' Democratic Party (HDP) Kağızman district co-chair, Yaşar Özlü, was taken into custody following a raid in his house. 

Kağızman is a district in the province of Kars. The HDP executive's house was searched after the entire family was confined to a room. After a long search, Özlü was taken into custody and taken to Kars Police Department.

The reason for Özlü's detention could not be established.