Turkish police detained more than 120 people across Turkey on Tuesday as part of an investigation into alleged links between the Kurdistan Communities Union (KCK) and the outlawed Kurdistan Workers' Party (PKK), Hurrieyt Daily News reports.
Hundreds of people, including elected mayors, are already on trial on charges of ties to the PKK, as part of a two-year old case which has fueled tensions in mainly Kurdish southeast Turkey.
Police staged simultaneous dawn raids in Istanbul and southeastern provinces, where 40 people were detained, including a deputy leader of the main Kurdish political party and several mayors.
Another 80 people were detained in Turkey's largest city Istanbul, the sources said. Istanbul police declined to comment.
Turkish police detain more than 120 Kurdish separatists
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