At least 126 people, including 25 lawyers and 10 journalists, have been detained during simultaneous operations in dozens of cities in the morning hours. Detention warrants have been issued for a total of 216 people.
Two weeks before the May 14 elections, police raids took place in 21 provinces on Tuesday as part of an investigation based in Amed (Diyarbakır).
Among those detained are journalists, politicians, lawyers, union leaders and artists.
At least 126 people are reported to have been detained so far. An arbitrary and systematic accusation of "membership in an organization" is cited to justify the detentions.
At least 10 journalists, 25 lawyers and numerous artists are among those detained.
The names of 72 detainees have been clarified so far: Mesopotamia News Agency (MA) Editor Abdurrahman Gök, MA reporters Ahmet Kanbal and Mehmet Şah Oruç, JINNEWS correspondent Beritan Canözer, Yeni Yaşam Newspaper Editor-in-Chief Osman Akın, Xwebûn Newspaper publisher Kadri Esen, journalists Mehmet Yalçın, Mikail Barut, Salih Keleş and Remzi Akkaya, HDP deputy co-chair responsible for organization, Özlem Gündüz, HDP Central Executive Board (MYK) member Mahfuz Güleryüz, as well as Mehmet Öner, Halise Dakalı, Resul Temur, Pirozhan Karali, Muhittin Muğuç, Özüm Vurgun, Bünyamin Şeker, Fırat Taşkın, Zozan Acar, Büşra Eylül Özgültekin, Burhan Arta, Jiyan Sametoğlu, Metin Özbadem, Gurbet Özbey Öner, Adile Salman, Şerzan Yelboğa, Süleyman Şahin, Gülistan Ataş, Fırat Yıldız, Serhat Hezer, Kenan Anğay, Şirin Şen, Bahar Oktay, Berdan Acun, Havva Bildik, Halil Delen, Habat Mimkara, Devrim Demir, Yavuz Akkuzu, Özcan Ateş, Elvan Köçer Yıldırım, Şahperi Alphan, Sezen Mercan, Maria Öztopuz, Suat Mustafa Şenci, Veysel Moray, Hüsamettin Kılıç, Şehmus Karadağ, Semira Akkor, Faris Türk, Tarık Zafer Yazgan, Nurettin Bakan, Nasip Gültekin, Eşref Yaşa, Alattin Zuğurli, Haydullah Zuğurli, Doğan Hatun, Rıfat Roni, Gani Alkan, Sezgin Bayram, Sena Özbey, Şahperi Alphan Bayhan, Sadettin İnal, Kibar Suvari, Velat Ersin, Kevve Çelik, Mahir Yıldız, Mesut Gever, Abdulvahap Irmak, Senar Fidancan and Mesut Baskın.
DETENTION WARRANTS FOR 216 PEOPLE
The Amed, Van, Urfa, Batman and Mardin branches of the Lawyers Association for Freedom (ÖHD) were raided in the morning as part of the investigation in which detention warrants have been issued for 216 people.
The names of the detained lawyers are as follows: Mehmet Öner, Halise Dakalı, Özüm Vurgun, Bünyamin Şeker, Berdan Acun, Pirozhan Kaleli, Resul Temur, Fırat Taşkın, Salih Tekin, Sozan Acar, Büşra Eylül Özgültekin, Burhan Artan, Şerzan Yelboğa, Süleyman Şahin, Gülistan Ataş, Fırat Yıldız, Serhat Hezer, Kenan Aygay, Şirrin Şen, Bahar Okay, Riha’dan Gurbet Özbey, Ruşen Doğan, Metin Özbadem, Mêrdîn’den Kenan Anğay and Jiyan Samedoğlu.
OPERATION AGAINST KURDISH ARTISTS
The Amed City Theatre, the Dicle Culture and Art Association, the Mesopotamia Culture and Art Association and the BKM were also raided by the police. Some of those detained during the raids are as follows: Devrim Demir, Yavuz Akkuzu, Elvan Köçer Yıldırım, Özcan Ateş, Sena Özbey, Şahperi Alphan Bayhan, Sadettin İnal, Kibar Suvari, Velat Ersin ve Kevve Çelik, Mesut Baskın.
