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11 people have been taken into custody in Antep and Konya as part of an investigation into their social media posts.

Detained in İzmir, unionists have been asked of their union activities in their deposition at Security Directorate. Their lawyers Sakallı has said that the investigation is “an attempt to criminalize struggle for labor”.

149 people including one citizen of Syria have been detained due to their social media posts in eight cities in operations launched ahead of Newroz celebrations.

Police have raided the office of Ozan Publishing where Yürüyüş magazine is published in Sultangazi, detained one person.

“Social media” operations have been conducted in various districts of seven cities within the past day. A total of 117 people have been detained in house raids.

Police have raided building of People’s Law Bureau of which 16 staff have been behind bars. Lawyer Yaprak Türkmen has been taken into custody.

Socialist Woman’s Assembly Spokesperson Nurcan Vayiç and HDP Hopa District Chair Cemil Aksu who were arrested in October 2017, were released on Friday.

One police officer has lost his life in a clash that occurred in Kayapınar, Diyarbakır during a police operation carried out in a house where PKK members were reportedly staying.

In an operation carried out in İstanbul in the early morning hours, at least 16 people have been taken into custody. Two lawyers and two journalists are among the detainees.

According to the statement of the Ministry of Justice, 50,510 people have been arrested in investigations regarding the July 15 coup attempt. There are 2,431 judges and prosecutors behind bars.

One person has been killed in a police operation launched by Anti-Terror teams in Kadıköy.

Detention warrants have been issued for 79 people including employers of Ankara Metropolitan Municipality as well as Keçiören, Sincan and Kahramankazan Municipalities for using “ByLock”, an encrypted software used by members of the Gülen community for communication.