​​​​​​​Turkish authorities arrest members of civil society organizations and media

​​​​​​​The Turkish authorities arrested 6 citizens in northern Kurdistan, including environmental activists and 2 journalists.

​​​​​​​Turkish authorities arrest members of civil society organizations and media
3 October, 2023   09:01
NEWSDESK

Today at dawn, the Turkish police raided several homes in the city of Dersim in northern Kurdistan, and arrested administrators of the Munther Environment Committee (Ali Yildiz, Ozkan Arslan, and former Beekeepers Union President Yilmaz Tosun).

Yeni Democracy newspaper correspondent Ertan Jatta and Yaprak Kurdan were also arrested. They were taken to the Security Directorate of the police forces, without mentioning the reason for the arrest, according to what Firat News Agency reported.

Citizen Orozen Ozdemir was also arrested in Istanbul, Turkey, in the same context.

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