ANKARA - Many journalists were taken into custody after house raids carried out in the early hours in Turkey’s capital city of Ankara.

An operation against journalists was carried out in the early morning hours in Ankara, saying that there are “complaints” against them. Many journalists, including our editor Sibel Yükler, our reporters Duygu Erol and Habibe Eren and Mesopotamya Ajansı (Mesopotamia Agency) reporters Diren Yurtsever and Selman Güzelyüz, were taken into custody after the house raids.

According to the reports received, a confidentiality order has been imposed on the case of the journalists and their lawyers reported that their health conditions are good.

Yesterday, police raided the home of Active News Agency (ETHA) reporters in Istanbul and burned their “press cards” and detained the reporters.