Many detained during police raids on HDP, HDK

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Detention warrants against several politicians of the Peoples' Democratic Party (HDP) and People's Democratic Congress (HDK) have been issued as part of a new operation launched early this morning (June 3) in 10 provinces.

Tekirdağ Chief Public Prosecutor's Office has ordered the detention of 42 people including the co-chairs of İstanbul, Bingöl, and Edirne.

Police also raided the Headquarters of the HDK in the Beyoğlu district of Istanbul.

Breaking the doors, police reportedly confiscated some materials including computers in the building.

HDP İstanbul Co-Chair Ferhat Encü wrote about the raids on Twitter:

"We woke up to a Tekirdağ-based detention order this morning. Many friends have been detained including co-chairs from many of our provinces. Our right to conduct politics is trying to be taken from our hands. And we are continuing to resist. Not long left..."

Aralarında bir çok ilimizin eşbaşkanlarının olduğu Tekirdağ merkezli bir gözaltı furyası ile gözlerimizi açtık. Çok sayıda arkadaşımız gözaltında. Siyaset yapma hakkımız elimizden alınmaya çalışıyor. Biz de direnmeye mücadele etmeye devam ediyoruz. Az kaldı…

— Ferhat Encu (@FerhatEncu) June 3, 2022

The names of some of the detained people:

HDP Headquarters Executive Abdurrahman Öztürk, HDP PM member Kenan Yıldız, HDP Kırıkkale Provincial Co-chair Yakup Aslan, HDP Bağcılar District Organization Executive Ramazan Kırkpınar, HDP Beylikdüzü District Co-chair İrfan Hülakü, HDP Edirne Provincial Co-chair Melahat Çelik, HDP Tekirdağ former Provincial Co-chair Alev Ateş, HDP Executives Ömer Güven, Hüseyin Gözen, Emin Şen and Ercan Ogeday, Marmara Prisoner and Convict Families Association (MATUHAYDER)Executive Cihan Kartal, Migration Monitoring Association (GÖÇ-DER) Executive Şeref Kaya. (RT/TB/VK)