As part of a new operation carried out by Turkish police in the morning hours in Istanbul, many houses were raided.

The raids were carried out in Küçükçekmece, Ataşehir and Sancaktepe districts, and involved the houses of Peoples' Democratic Party (HDP) Sancaktepe district executive Kerim Kılıç. The names of the other people taken into custody are as follows: Ahmet Özbey, Kerim Kılıç, Melek Akdoğan, Şükran Altunkaynak, Devran Kaya, Muhittin Güler and Kaddafi Ünal.

The seven people detained were taken to the Istanbul Security Directorate.