Police Storms in Gülsuyu and Gazi Neighborhoods

Police launched an operation towards several locations in Istanbul’s Gülsuyu and Gazi neighborhoods this early morning. 

The operation was carried within the cooperation of Anti-Terror Police, Riot Police and Special Ops forces. Several apartments and offices were raided. 

Police raided 15 locations in Gazi neighborhood which reportedly took 3 hours until 9 am local time. 

The operation in Gülsuyu neighborhood, on the other hand, targeted 60 locations, including  Gülensu Rights Foundation and Sarıgazi Rights Foundation. 

Halkın Hukuk Bürosu (People’s Law Office) disclosed a list of detainees as follows: Zelal Armutlu, Cengiz Baysan, İsyan Yükselir, Çağrı Gülşen, Şeref Özcan, Güner Gündoğdu, Zozan Yardak, Serkan Bozoğlu, Muharrem Zengin and Emine Cansever. 

Ezilenlerin Hukuk Bürosu (Law Office of the Oppressed) released a statement, saying that 10 Ezilenlerin Sosyalist Partisi  (Socialist Party of the Oppressed) members were detained with 1 from Gazi and 9 from Gülsuyu. 

After the death of Hasan Ferit Gedik on September 29, Organized Crime Police carried out a drug operation in Gülsuyu neighborhood. 14 were detained after the raids and arrested on Friday.(AS/BM)

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