Over 40 people arrested in the past 48 hours
Over 40 people arrested in the past 48 hours
Over 40 people have been arrested following the latest police raids in the context of the so called KCK (Kurdistan Communities Union) operation. It is estimated that the number of arrests may increase.
The operation was launched by the 10th Istanbul Special Authorized High Criminal Court and involved raids in the cities of Adana, Ankara, Ýstanbul, Mersin, Bingöl, Ýzmir, Batman, Diyarbakýr, Siirt, Urfa, Aðrý, Van, Muþ, Hakkari and Mardin.
Peace and Democracy Party (BDP) premises, Confederation of Public Employees Trade Unions (KESK) central office, Human Rights Association (ÝHD), Teacher Trade Union (Eðitim Sen), Kurdish association KURDÝ-DER, Solidarity Association with Prisoners Families (TUHAD-DER), Dicle Fýrat Cultural Centre were all raided by police which also confiscated all these institutions’ archives. A total of 123 places in 17 provinces have been raided during the operations.
Here the names of the people taken into custody:
In Istanbul, BDP Zeytinburnu Branch Chair Nezir Erdemli; BDP City Executives Doðan Çiftçi and Nazire Güneþ, Esenyurt Co-Chair Þafak Özanlý and Ýlyas Demir; Esenyurt Branch Executive Tahsin Karçýk; Esenyurt Branch staffer Ýsmail Çelik; Baðcýlar Branch Co-Chair Zekiye Ýlbasan; Pendik Branch Vice-Chair Kemal Dülger; Esenler Former Chair Celal Alphan; BDP Center Education Committee Member Berat Birtek; BDP staffers Ramazan Yýldýz, Neslihan Güner, Biþar Uzun, Rýza Taþdelen; in Ýzmir-Bornova BDP Branch Executive Fuat Aras; in Diyarbakýr 'Eðitim Branch member Gülsüm Çelik; Diyarbakýr BDP staffer Zeki Arþimet; in Antep BDP Former Executive Meryem Akgül; in Mersin, Resul Aþkan and BDP Assembly Member Gülistan Balkaþ; in Muþ BDP Assembly Member Emrullah Bingöl; in Aðrý-Doðubayazýt Municipal Council Nazan Baðlan Söðüt; in Ankara, KESK Consultant Ýsmet Aslan, BDP Vice-Co-Chair and former Van Deputy Fatma Kurtulan, former BDP Central Committee Member and former Chair of pro-Kurdish Party DEHAP Tuncer Bakýrhan; BDP staffer Mahmut Polat; DÝHA Ankara reporter Murat Çiftçi.
All the people taken into custody have been transferred to the Istanbul Police Headquarters in the the Vatan Street except KESK member Sevgül Tutaþ, who was released after police interrogation in Bursa-Gemlik.
The operation was launched by the 10th Istanbul Special Authorized High Criminal Court and involved raids in the cities of Adana, Ankara, Ýstanbul, Mersin, Bingöl, Ýzmir, Batman, Diyarbakýr, Siirt, Urfa, Aðrý, Van, Muþ, Hakkari and Mardin.
Peace and Democracy Party (BDP) premises, Confederation of Public Employees Trade Unions (KESK) central office, Human Rights Association (ÝHD), Teacher Trade Union (Eðitim Sen), Kurdish association KURDÝ-DER, Solidarity Association with Prisoners Families (TUHAD-DER), Dicle Fýrat Cultural Centre were all raided by police which also confiscated all these institutions’ archives. A total of 123 places in 17 provinces have been raided during the operations.
Here the names of the people taken into custody:
In Istanbul, BDP Zeytinburnu Branch Chair Nezir Erdemli; BDP City Executives Doðan Çiftçi and Nazire Güneþ, Esenyurt Co-Chair Þafak Özanlý and Ýlyas Demir; Esenyurt Branch Executive Tahsin Karçýk; Esenyurt Branch staffer Ýsmail Çelik; Baðcýlar Branch Co-Chair Zekiye Ýlbasan; Pendik Branch Vice-Chair Kemal Dülger; Esenler Former Chair Celal Alphan; BDP Center Education Committee Member Berat Birtek; BDP staffers Ramazan Yýldýz, Neslihan Güner, Biþar Uzun, Rýza Taþdelen; in Ýzmir-Bornova BDP Branch Executive Fuat Aras; in Diyarbakýr 'Eðitim Branch member Gülsüm Çelik; Diyarbakýr BDP staffer Zeki Arþimet; in Antep BDP Former Executive Meryem Akgül; in Mersin, Resul Aþkan and BDP Assembly Member Gülistan Balkaþ; in Muþ BDP Assembly Member Emrullah Bingöl; in Aðrý-Doðubayazýt Municipal Council Nazan Baðlan Söðüt; in Ankara, KESK Consultant Ýsmet Aslan, BDP Vice-Co-Chair and former Van Deputy Fatma Kurtulan, former BDP Central Committee Member and former Chair of pro-Kurdish Party DEHAP Tuncer Bakýrhan; BDP staffer Mahmut Polat; DÝHA Ankara reporter Murat Çiftçi.
All the people taken into custody have been transferred to the Istanbul Police Headquarters in the the Vatan Street except KESK member Sevgül Tutaþ, who was released after police interrogation in Bursa-Gemlik.
