Amed (Diyarbakır)- In the morning, police raided the houses of many journalists in Diyarbakır. Many journalists have been taken into custody in the police raids. The names of some of detained journalists are: Dicle Fırat Journalists Association (DFG) Co-chair Serdar Altan, JINNEWS director Safiye Alagaş, Mesopotamia News Agency (MA) editor Aziz Oruç, journalists Ömer Çelik, Suat Doğuhan, Ramazan Geciken, Berivan Karatorak, Esmer Tunç, Neşe Toprak and Zeynel Abidin Bulut. According to the received reports, the number of detained journalists may increase.

Police raided the office of JINNEWS in Diyarbakır

Police also raided the office of JINNEWS in Diyarbakır at 3 am. After the search in the office, police reportedly confiscated computers, newspapers, magazines and many books in the office without informing any official of the news agency.