Six women dancing halay at wedding in taken into custody

Six young women who were dancing the halay at a wedding in Misirc were taken into custody.

Six young women were taken into custody after images taken at a wedding in the Misirc (Kurtalan) district of Siirt (Sêrt) and shared on social media.

After the images were published, house raids were conducted in Batman (Êlih) and Siirt (Sêrt). The six young women in the images were taken into custody and taken to Siirt Provincial Police Department.

The governor's office claimed that the young people were "making propaganda for a terrorist organization."