The Diyarbakır Chief Prosecutor’s Office initiated a series of operations on Wednesday in 11 provinces, including Ankara, İstanbul, İzmir, Diyarbakır, Siirt, Hakkari, Tunceli, Batman, Şanlıurfa, Şırnak and Van.Those detained were mostly KCK administrators. Among them were Siirt Mayor Selim Sadak, Cizre (Şırnak province) Mayor Aydın Budak, Kayapınar (Diyarbakır) Mayor Zülküf Karatekin, Sur (Diyarbakır) Mayor Abdullah Demirbaş, Çınar (Diyarbakır) Mayor Ahmet Cengiz, Viranşehir (Şanlıurfa) Mayor Leyla Güven, now-defunct Democratic Society Party (DTP) Mardin provincial office head Ferhan Türk, former Dicle (Diyarbakır) Mayor Abdullah Akengin, Diyarbakır Deputy Mayor Ali Şimşek, DTP Diyarbakır provincial office head Fırat Anlı, Human Rights Association (İHD) Vice President and Diyarbakır branch head Muharrem Erbey. Peace and Democracy Party (BDP) Bağlar (Diyarbakır) Mayor Yüksel Baran, former Tunceli Mayor Songül Erol Abdil and Kayapınar Municipality assembly member Bedriye Aydın were released after testifying to the police. Detainees Servet Özen, Emine Esmer, Cihan Ekin, Sebiha Onar and Sakine Kayran were also freed.
