Peoples' Democratic Party (HDP) Youth Assembly member Hüsamettin Tanrıkulu, who was detained after a police raid on two houses in Esenyurt on Saturday as part of the investigation carried out by the Istanbul Chief Public Prosecutor's Office, said that he was threatened with death at the Istanbul Security Directorate on Vatan Street.

'We will kill you even if you go out of here'

Lawyer Nagehan Avçil, a member of the Association of Lawyers for Freedom (ÖHD), who met with her client Tanrıkulu, stated that he had been systematically followed by the police for the last 10 days and then taken into custody.

Sharing her client's statements, Avçil noted that Tanrıkulu was threatened with death by the police during his detention.

Stating that she was able to meet with her client on Sunday Avçil said: "During his detention, he was told that he would have a visit with his lawyer. My client did not accept to go to the supposed visit room because he realized there was something strange. He was threatened with death on the grounds that he did not 'cooperate'. My client wants this situation to be made public. Because there is a very serious concern for his life safety. The police threatened him saying: 'Even if you go out, we will kill you'."

Noting that there was a restriction decision in the file, Avçil stated that the reason for his client's detention was not available and called for public awareness, adding that his client's security procedures have not yet been completed.