Co-Mayor and 4 other women detained in Kurtalan, Siirt

The Turkish regime’s political genocide operations against the Kurdish people and their elected representatives continue unabated.

Turkish police carried out house raids in the Kurtalan district of Siirt early Wednesday morning.

Co-Mayor Sadiye Aktin, Peoples' Equality and Democracy Party (DEM Party) District Co-Chair Saliha Sak, Democratic Regions Party (Democratic Regions Party) District Co-Chair Sultan Yorulmaz, Municipality Council Member Mehpare Yeşilbaş and Gülbahar İvdil were detained during house raids.

The detained women were taken to Kurtalan District Security Directorate.