publish time

12/12/2016

author name Arab Times

publish time

12/12/2016

author name Arab Times
Ankara, Dec 12, 2016 (AFP) -Turkish police detained more than 100 pro-Kurdish Peoples' Democratic Party (HDP) officials on Monday over alleged links to Kurdish militants in a country-wide operation, state media reported.Some 118 HDP officials, including from cities like Istanbul and Ankara, were taken into custody on suspicion of belonging to the outlawed Kurdistan Workers' Party (PKK) or producing propaganda for the group, state news agency Anadolu said.