Interior Minister Ali Yerlikaya has announced that 27 individuals were detained in operations conducted in 8 cities.
In a statement posted on his (X) social media account, Minister Yerlikaya disclosed that operations were carried out by Provincial Gendarmerie Commands in coordination with the Gendarmerie General Command's Counter-Terrorism and Operations Bureau in Urfa, Mardin, Van, Izmir, Isparta, Malatya, Manisa, and Adiyaman.
According to Yerlikaya's post, the detention operation was conducted on charges of "membership in a terrorist organization," "aiding and abetting a terrorist organization and providing financial support," and "making propaganda for a terrorist organization."
In the past 5 days, at least 150 individuals, including HDP provincial co-chairs and journalists, have been detained in raids. (AS/VK)
