The raids were carried out over five days in 51 Turkish provinces, writes Yerlikaya on X. This at the same time as renewed efforts are underway between Ankara and the PKK to resolve a conflict that has been going on for decades. The PKK has led a several decades-long uprising in Turkey and is considered by Turkey and its Western allies to be a terrorist organization.
Several weapons have been seized during the raids, according to Yerlikaya.
Turkey's President Recep Tayyip Erdogan's government has expanded the crackdown on the opposition in recent months and arrested, among others, journalists and politicians. Several elected Kurdish mayors have been dismissed for alleged links to the PKK, and replaced with state-appointed officials.
