News Center- Nine journalists were taken into custody in the dawn raids conducted in Istanbul, Ankara and Riha (Urfa) on Tuesday.

The names of the detained journalists are: Mesopotamia Agency (MA) reporters Esra Solin Dal and Mehmet Aslan, MA former reporter Doğan Kaynak; Enes Sezgin, an employee of the Yeni Yaşam newspaper; media workers Saliha Aras, Yeşim Alıcı, Beste Argat Balcı and Şirin Ermiş and journalist Erdoğan Alayumat.

The journalists have remained in police detention for three days without being questioned. The journalists are expected to be questioned today.