363 people taken into custody and 157 jailed last two months in Urfa 2017-02-16 15:19:07 URFA – Twin blasts in Beşiktaş were costed to Urfa. 363 people were taken into custody last two months and 157 of them were jailed. Twin blasts in Beşiktaş towards to riot police on 11 December 2016 were costed tp Urfa. After Interior Minister Süleyman Soylu “They will pay the price for it” speech, 250 people were taken into custody in Urfa. Because of large numbers of detentions people had been kept to gym saloon in Urfa city. Human Rights Association (İHD) Urfa branch executive Mikail Yavuz stated 363 people were taken into custody until now in Urfa City and 157 of them were jailed. * 250 people were taken into custody on 13 December 2016 in Urfa. * Police killed four civilian in raids in Viranşehir county of Urfa on 22 December 2016 and 12 people were taken custody. 10 of them were jailed. * 13 people were jailed among 250 detained people on January 3. * 13 people were jailed among 250 detained people on January 4. * 18 people were jailed among 250 detained people on January 5. * 35 people were jailed among 250 detained people on January 6. * 50 people were taken into custody because of social media shares on January 11. * 19 people were jailed among 50 people detained on January 18.. * Six people were jailed among 50 people detained on January 20. * 19 people were jailed among 50 people detained on January 21. * Three people were jailed among five people who had been taken into custody because of border violation on January 24. * Five people were jailed among 50 people detained on January 25. * One person was jailed on January 26. * Three people were jailed among five people who had been taken into custody because of social media shares on January 27. * 11 people were jailed on January 28 after they were taken into custody in Viranşehir. * Member of Urfa Bar’s board of director Emin Baran was jailed on February 8. * 28 people who were taken into custody on February 13 are still kept in Urfa Police headquarter.