26 people taken into custody in Van and Urfa 2017-03-31 17:33:50 VAN / URFA – 26 people were taken into custody by police raids in Van and Urfa cities. Police raided to number houses at the same time in Edremit county of Van at this early morning. After raids 14 people were taken into custody without any justification. It was reported that 14 detained people were sent to police headquarter of Van. It was also reported that 12 people were taken into custody in Urfa at early morning hours on claim of “being member of PKK” and “ receive self-defense training”. Detained people were sent to police headquarter of Şanlıurfa.