Turkish police carried out simultaneous house raids in Mardin city center and its districts early Thursday morning. The operation targeted the Peoples’ Democratic Party (HDP) administrators as part of an investigation launched by the Public Prosecutor’s Office in Mardin.
HDP Mardin branch co-chair Ali Sincar as well as administrators Abidin Unay, Halil Yağan and Adil Başaran were taken into custody in the operation.
HDP Mardin branch co-chair Eylem Amak also had her house raided by the police but she was not found home to be detained.
The detainees were taken to the anti-terror branch of Mardin Security Directorate.