Kurdish and opposition media journalists have gone an hunger strike against their detention. It is understood that around 20 out of the 42 journalists and media workers taken into custody on Tuesday have gone on hunger strike. According to Turkish law they can be held for four days before being freed or remanded in custody.

The latest political operation aimed at silencing Kurdish and opposition voices targeted journalists and media workers of numerous outlets. Journalists from DÝHA, ANF, Özgür Gündem daily paper, Etik Agency, Gün Matbaasý, Demokratik Modernite Magazine have been taken into custody following raids at media premises and several private houses.

Writer for Özgür Gündem, Yüksel Genç was taken to the hospital and then brought to the police station.

Here is the list of the 42 journalists and media workers detained:

Ramazan Pekgöz (DÝHA Diyarbakýr)

Mazlum Özdemir (DÝHA Diyarbakýr)

Fatma Koçak (DÝHA Ýstanbul)

Kenan Kýrkaya (DÝHA Ankara)

Sadýk Topaloðlu (DÝHA Urfa)

Semiha Alankuþ (DÝHA Diyarbakýr)

Çaðdaþ Kaplan (DÝHA Ýstanbul)

Ömer Çelik (DÝHA Ýstanbul)

Evrim Kepenek (DÝHA Van)

Güneþ Ünsal (DÝHA Ýstanbul)

Zuhal Tekiner (DÝHA Ýstanbul)

Zeynep Kuray (ANF and Birgün)

Nahide Ermiþ (Özgür Halk and Demokratik Modernite Dergisi)

Davut Uçar (Etik Agency)

Hüseyin Deniz (Journalist)

Ýsmail Yýldýz (Journalist Ýstanbul)

Sevinç Tuncelli (Journalist Izmir)

Dilek Demirel (Ýzmir)

Sibel Güler (Özgür Gündem former worker)

Çiðdem Aslan

Cihan Albay

Ülfiye Özcan

Hamza Sümeli (Gün Matbaasý)

Ertuþ Bozkurt (Fýrat Daðýtým)

Þeref Sümeli (Fýrat Daðýtýmýn former worker)

Çaðdaþ Ulus (Vatan)

Mustafa Özer (AFP)

Nevin Erdemir (Özgür Gündem)

Eylem Sürmeli (Özgür Gündem former worker)

Nurettin Fýrat (Özgür Gündem )

Ayþe Oyman (Özgür Gündem)

Yüksel Genç (Özgür Gündem)

Hatice Bozkurt (Özgür Gündem)

Murat Eroglu (DÝHA former worker)

Çiðdem Aslan

Oktay Candemir (DÝHA former worker)

Ziya Çiçekçi (Özgür Gündem)

Haydar Tekin (Fýrat Daðýtým former worker)

Arzu Demir (Etkin Agency)

Pervin Yerlikaya (DÝHA)

Safiye Torman (Demokratik Modernite magazine Van)

Ýrfan Bilgiç (Fýrat Daðýtým former worker)