News Center-Dawn house raids were conducted in Şırnak, Izmir and Êlih (Batman) by riot police and soldiers. Ayşegül Ceylan, Yakup Durak, Reşit Umut Çağlı, Agit Şerifoğlu, Ayşe Soysal, Rojhat Karaviş and an identified person were detained in the dawn house raids conducted in Şırnak’s Cizîr (Cizre), Hezex (İdil), Silopiya (Silopi) district and Dergûl (Kumçatı) town. The reasons for their detention are still unknown.

26 people, including two children, detained in Izmir

After the Newroz celebration in Izmir yesterday, seven people, including a child, were detained. In the dawn house raids, 19 people, including  People's Equality and Democracy Party (DEM Party) Çiğli Co-chair Leyla Tufan and a child, were detained.

Five people detained in Êlih

Five people were taken into custody in the dawn house raids conducted Êlih. Yusuf İslam Demir, Halil Ölmez, Zeynep Aslan, Ayşe Akıncı and Mahsum İnci have been reportedly detained on charges of “propagandizing for a terrorist organization”.

According to the reports, the number of detained people may increase.