Turkish police stormed several flats in Istanbul, Ankara and Adana and detained nine people, including journalist Elif Bayburt, who works as a correspondent for the ETHA news agency. The other detainees are members of the Federation of Socialist Youth Associations (SGDF), the Socialist Party of the Oppressed (ESP) and the Socialist Women's Councils (SKM).

The detentions were made by order of the Istanbul Chief Public Prosecutor's Office, with the reason not being known. The file is classified and the detainees held at Vatan Police Station are denied access to lawyers.