A day after the USA, the EU and the UN expressed their deep concern about the arrests of opposition leaders in Turkey investigated on charges of terrorism, Turkey arrested nine more MPs of the main opposition pro-Kurdish Democratic Peoples’ Party.
On Friday, the spokesperson of the White House expressed deep concern about the events and noted that these are taking place against the background of an obvious official pressure on opposition media in Turkey.
On Friday as well, High Representative of the European Union for Foreign Affairs and Security Policy Federica Mogherini had a telephone conversation with Turkish Foreign Minister Mevl?t ?avu?o?lu about the arrests of 12 opposition Kurdish deputies and expressed her deep concern.
Secretary General of the UN Ban Ki-moon condemned the car bomb attack in Southeast Turkey which followed the arrests and expressed his deep concern about the detention of Kurdish deputies.
On Saturday, Islamic State claimed responsibility for the terrorist act in Diyarbak?r, a city considered to be the unofficial capital of the Kurdish population.