Turkish Minister of Justice Sadullah Ergin, in his answer to the parliamentary question by Peace and Democracy Party (BDP) MP Emine Ayna, stated that 2,146 people are tried within the scope of the Kurdish Communities Union (KCK) investigations in Turkey. Among the KCK suspects, 992 are in prison and 274 are elected representatives, according to figures by the Ministry of Justice.

Minister Ergin notified that 113 cases have been opened within the scope of KCK investigations so far and remarked that among the 274 elected representatives there are mayors, district and provincial executives, city council members and deputies of the Peace and Democracy Party (BDP).