Writer and Publisher Ragýp Zarakolu, Chairman of the Turkish Broadcasting Union’s Committee for Publication Freedom, was taken into custody yesterday within the scope of the ‘KCK’ arrest terror in Istanbul.

While 42 people were taken into custody as a result of house raids in Mersin, Muðla and Yalova besides Istanbul where BDP Istanbul Political Academy and many houses were raided by Istanbul police, detentions continue in parallel with the unconfirmed information that the police has a list of 70 people to be arrested.

Zarakolu’s son Deniz Zarakolu is also among 98 detainees who were arrested in Istanbul on October 7 as a result of a wave of house raids carried out on October 4th.

Besides Zarakolu, BDP Baðcýlar District Organization member and Kül-Der executive Nizam Özmen was also arrested in Amasya while accompanying a truck carrying aid materials from Istanbul to the earthquake victims Van.

Detainees who were taken into custody yesterday and taken to Istanbul Police Department are expected to see their lawyers today afternoon.