Early this morning Turkish police stormed apartments in the northern Kurdish provinces of Ağrı, Şırnak and Amed and arrested members and executives of the People's Democratic Party (HDP). Mikail Yaman was arrested in Amed for allegedly sending money to his imprisoned brother.

13 people detained in Agrî

In Doğubeyazıt, a number of people were taken into custody. Among them are HDP party council member Talha Kaya and Ahmet Yaşmiş from the HDP provincial executive, Cemil Koc from the Association of Relatives of Detainees (TUHAY-DER), Rahim Gönen from Doğubeyazıt city council. So far, a total of 13 people has been brought to the police headquarters.

Arrested for sending money to his brother in prison

Mikail Yaman's house in Amed was searched. His brother Halil Yaman has been detained between 2010 and 2020. He was previously co-chair of the district association of the HDP's predecessor party BDP (Party of Peace and Democracy) from Ergani. Mikail Yaman is now being investigated for “financing a terrorist organization” because of the money he sent to his brother while in Bandırma No. 4 T-Type Prison. In this context he was arrested and taken to the gendarme station in Kayapınar.

Ten people detained in Şırnak

House raids were carried out in Sırnak city centre as well as in Cizre, Idil and Uludere. Among the ten people arrested is Agit Yiğit from the provincial leadership of the HDP. The number of those arrested may increase in the next hours.

The people detained as been named as follows: Agit Yiğit, Fatma Acet, Fırat Akyol, Cami Bilik, Nihat Küçük, Mahsum Kurami, Serhat Çatuk, Mustafa Dal, Ömer Karaviş and Abdullah Yaman