Ministry of Interior: 718 people detained in 40 provinces
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- 09:21 16/2/2021
The Ministry of Interior announced that 718 people, including HDP members and administrators, were detained in home raids in 40 cities.
The Ministry of Interior announced that 718 people, including HDP members and administrators, were detained in home raids in 40 cities.
Taken into custody on February 12, Peoples’ Democratic Party (HDP) Kars Co-Chair Sevda Subaşı has been arrested along with two other HDP executives.
Syrian Democratic Forces (QSD) stated that Turkey's operations against the Federated Kurdistan and North Syria paves the way for ISIS to gather its strength again.
The hunger strike prioners started against the isolation on PKK Leader Abdullah Öcalan continues on day 79. The hunger strike action in Maxmur is on day 58 while it is day 41 in Greece.
Regarding the camp where PKK holds some Turkish soldiers as prisoners, which was hit by the TSK within the scope of the operation against Garé, Gürsel Özbey, father of Semih Özeby, one of the soldiers held captive in the camp said: "We have people over there. I want this operation to be terminated immediately. Ümit Gıcır's father Musa Gıcır said: "How can a government bomb a place where its soldiers are held?"
Scores were detained during house raids in Adana early this morning.
Beyza Buldağ, a student of Mimar Sinan University Fine Arts Department, was released.
13 people were detained in home raids against HDP members in Kocaeli.
A twenty-year-old was allegedly shot in the back by soldiers in Van. Mehmet Ali Nametoğulları reports on the army attack, in which he was heavily injured.
A military operation was launched between the countryside of Şırnak and Siirt.
HDP's Batman Co-Mayor Mehmet Demir who was replaced by a trustee and was arrested afterwards, was released from prison.
The hunger strike prioners started against the isolation on PKK Leader Abdullah Öcalan continues on day 78. The hunger strike action in Maxmur is on day 57 while it is day 40 in Greece.
British trade union lawyer Paul Scholey who took part in the International Peace Delegation stated that the freedom of PKK Leader Abdullah Öcalan whom he describes as the 'Mandela of the Middle East', will bring a permanent solution to the Kurdish problem.
Drawing attention to the fact that ISIS was mobilized following Turkey's visit to the region, Journalist Yasir Eliyas from Shengal said: "For this reason, the Shengalis have no trust in anyone but the Êzîdxan Public Security and the YBŞ."
It was stated that the camp where PKK held MİT members, soldiers and police hostages were hit during the airbound military operation of Turkey against Garé District.