Turkish police have detained 282 suspects over the past five days in a large-scale operation targeting the banned Kurdistan Workers’ Party, or PKK, Interior Minister Ali Yerlikaya said on Tuesday. The suspects were detained across 51 of the country's 81 provinces,

Turkish police have detained 282 suspects accused of ties to the outlawed Kurdistan Workers Party, or PKK, militant group, the government said on Tuesday, among them journalists, politicians, and academics.

Turkish police have arrested 282 individuals suspected of having ties with the PKK, including journalists, politicians, and academics. The detention coincides with the removal of pro-Kurdish mayors and potential peace advancements in the longstanding PKK conflict.

The raids spanned 51 provinces, accusing suspects of funding the PKK, recruitment, propaganda and organising violent protests. View on euronews