Istanbul-Armenian Garo Paylan, a member of the pro-Kurdish People’s Democratic Party (HDP) and member of the Turkish Parliament, joined the ongoing protest outside the office of the opposition Cumhuriyet daily of Turkey.
Paylan informed in his Facebook and Twitter accounts that he is participating in this demonstration in support of Cumhuriyet.
He also urged all democratic forces not to remain silent.
By the order of Turkish authorities, the prosecutor’s office detained the chief editor and several journalists of this newspaper, and on charges of collaborating with terrorists.