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German Left Party Says 16 Activists, Journalists Detained in Turkey, Calls for Their Release - Turkish Minute

Germany’s Left Party (Die Linke) said on Wednesday that Turkish police had detained a delegation of 16 German activists and journalists in southeastern Turkey who had traveled to the region in solidarity with Syrian Kurds, calling for their immediate release.

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Activists and journalists are said to have been detained during a trip to Kurdish regions in south-eastern Turkey. There are protests in the region at the moment.

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In Turkey, 16 German pro-Kurdish activists are said to have been arrested, reports the Left Party. According to SPIEGEL information, the Federal Foreign Office is examining the case.

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A 16-member German delegation that came to Turkey to draw attention to the humanitarian crisis and document human rights violations in Northern and Eastern Syria has reportedly been detained in Mardin.

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Spiegel broke the news in Germany on Wednesday, January 28, 2026.
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