The police conducted raids on the homes of journalists in the early hours of the morning in İzmir.
Reporters from Mesopotamya Agency (MA), Semra Turan, Delal Akyüz, and Tolga Güney, along with Melike Aydın from JINNEWS and Cihan Başakçıoğlu from Gazete Duvar, were detained.
Also among those detained is Fatma Funda Akbulut, a press worker for the Peoples' Equality and Democracy Party (DEM Party).
The reasons for the detentions are not yet known. A 24-hour lawyer restriction has been imposed on the case.
The journalists and the DEM Party worker are being held at the Anti-Terrorism Branch (TEM) located in Çankaya.(HA/PE)
