Police raided some houses at night as part of a new political genocide operations in Mersin,. Cabbar Karabey, former directors of the Peoples' Democratic Party (HDP), Zozan Ilgen, President of the Precarious Workers Association (GİŞ-DER) Abdülselam Kutlu and at least 3 other people whose names were not disclosed were detained during the operation which is part of an investigation conducted by the Chief Public Prosecutor's Office.

Those detained are being held at the Provincial Security Directorate.