Thirty of the 53 people detained in an operation against the People’s Democratic Congress (HDK) in 10 cities across Turkey on 18 February have been arrested.
Among those arrested are musician Pınar Aydınlar, screenwriter and author Ayşe Bengi Çelik and journalists Elif Akgül, Yıldız Tar and Ercüment Akdeniz.
Painter Taner Güven and journalist and writer Ender İmrek were among the 13 sentenced to house arrest.
Pınar Aydınlar and Ayşe Bengi Çelik arrested
Artists and journalists are among those arrested as part of the investigation into the HDK
