The searches took place in 51 provinces, the suspects being accused of funding the Kurdish PKK group, recruiting, making propaganda and organizing violent demonstrations.
Turkish authorities have Order 282 people in the past five days as part of a large -scale operation targeting the Kurdistan workers’ party (PKK) prohibitedThe Minister of the Interior Ali Yerlikaya announced on Tuesday.
He indicates that suspects are accused of financed the PKK, recruiting members, disseminating propaganda and participating in violent demonstrations in the streets.
The PKK, which has been carrying out an insurrection in the country for decades, is considered a terrorist organization by Turkey and its Western allies.
This week’s action is registered As part of the efforts made to relaunch peace talks between Ankara and the Kurdish groupwhich should include a potential appeal from the prisoned chief of the group, Abdullah Öcalan, in favor of disarmament.
During the searches, the police confiscated two AK-47 assault rifles and other weapons, added the minister.
In recent months, The administration of President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan intensified his efforts against the alleged groups linked to the PKKby arresting political representatives in particular.
Some elected Kurdish mayors have been removed from their functions due to alleged links with the PKK and replaced by civil servants appointed by the government.
The latest denomination took place on Saturday, when the authorities ousted the mayor of the municipality of Van, in eastern Turkey, and replaced it with a governor appointed by the State.
