
Detention period of Kurdish instructors extends

2024-09-26 12:46:51


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	AMED - The detention period of 29 people, including Kurdish language instructors, has been extended.&nbsp;

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	Police raided the Mesopotamia Language and Culture Research Association (MED-DER), Payîz Pirtûk and Anka Language and Art Education Cooperative in Amed on September 24. The police also raided the homes of Kurdish language instructors on the same date. 30 people were detained in the raids conducted as part of an investigation launched in 2022. The prosecutor issued a “confidentiality” order on the file.&nbsp;

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	Cihat Güney, who runs the bookstore Payîz Pirtûk, was released yesterday after his statement to the prosecutor's office. It is learned that an additional 24 hours of detention was ordered for the other detainees.&nbsp;

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	DETAINED&nbsp;

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	The names detained under the investigation are as follows: &nbsp;“MED-DER Co-chairs Mehmet Remzi Azizoğlu ve Şükran Yakut, Rıfat Ronî, Ramazan Holat, Dilan Güvenç, Nazan Çelik, Rezan Aktulum, Beritan Gürbet Orak, Berivan Duman, Ayhan Karatekin, Belkisa Süleymanoğlu Bitkin, Mehmet Salih Öngün, İlyas Gün, Hebun Yağmur, Mine Karakaş, Ahmet Boltan, Rabia Karayıl, İpek Oyur, Fatma İgin, Mustafa Açmaz, Hasan Gürpınar, Şilan Elmas Kan, Şehriban Ayluçtarhan, Niştiman Gül, Cihat Çağrıcı, Yaşar Aslan, Hasan İkvan, Mehmet Selim Temel ve Jineoloji Magazine Broadcasting Council Member Rojda Yıldız.”

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