Acting on the orders of Mersin's Chief Public Prosecutor's Office, Turkish police raided many houses simultaneously.

A.R., A.B., F.B., N.A., Z.A., N.E., R.A., R.B., Z.A., K.H., A.H., M.A., M.H., and A.A.A., were taken into custody on the allegation of "making propaganda for a terrorist organization" during the Newroz celebrations.

In the raids carried out in the morning, the doors of some houses were broken and the goods in the houses were looted.

The detainees were taken to Mersin Provincial Security Directorate.