Yeni Demokrasi Newspaper reporters Ertan Çıta and Yaprak Kurban were detained on charges of “illegal organization membership” in a Dersim-based operation. They were taken to Tunceli Security Directorate without the reason for their detention. In addition to the journalists, three people were detained in Dersim and one person was detained in Istanbul. Çıta and Kurban were arrested (October 3).