Turkish police arrests journalists, dozens of people

Turkish authorities arrested journalists and dozens of people again in Bakur (Northern Kurdistan) and Turkey, at a time the country is witnessing electoral campaigns for the May 14 elections.

Turkish police arrests journalists, dozens of people
6 May, 2023   07:30
NEWS DESK

ANF News Agency stated that " Police raided many houses in the morning hours in Dersim, Istanbul and Hatay. The police also raided the office of Yeni Demokrasi Newspaper in Dersim and confiscated the newspaper archives and books. Yeni Demokrasi journalist Ertan Çıta and a person calle Hıdır Güler were taken into custody in Dersim.

According to the Paper, at least 9 people, including Partizan readers, were taken into custody in 3 provinces. Those detained will be taken to Istanbul, (Ertan Çıta, Ali Asker Akkoç, Nihat Konak, Aysel Kaya, Nesimi Ataş and Hıdır Güler).

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