Resul Temur, the attorney of the arrested journalists, stated that his clients, who were asked about their journalism activities, were arrested with "forced comments".
Diyarbakir Bar Association Board Member Mehdi Özdemir, who stated that the process implemented in Imrali Prison is illegal, said that the law numbered 5275 is ignored and attorneys and family visits are not allowed for arbitrary reasons.
Journalists who were arrested for their journalistic activities were charged with "News content, the editorial policy and the language of the news".
Responding to journalist Barış Terkoğlu's allegations that Şenyaşar family held some meetings at the AKP Headquarters with the article "Immoral offer", Ferit Şenyaşar said that they met with all political parties except the MHP for the truth to be revealed, but that there was "Immoral offer" or any deals.
The lawyers of PKK Leader Abdullah Öcalan applied to Bursa Chief Public Prosecutor's Office and İmralı Prison Directorate to urgently meet with their client.
KNK stated that the Turkish state's attacks on Shengal are the continuation of the ISIS attacks which aims to subject the Yazidis to genocide.
Journalist İnci Hekimoğlu was detained in İzmir.
Many people, including journalists and HDP executives and members, were detained in simultaneous home raids in Istanbul.
Protesting the arrest of 16 out of 20 journalists in front of the courthouse, their colleagues called for participation to the press release to be held today and said: "You will not succeed eradicating us."
16 journalists were arrested out of 22 people detained in Diyarbakır on June 8.
While 11 of the 20 journalists were referred to court with a request of arrest, JİNNEWS editor Gülşen Koçuk was released. The rest of the journalists and two citizens are still giving their statements to the prosecutor.
Protesting the detention of journalists in Diyarbakır, free press workers said that repression will not silence the free press and that journalists will continue to write the truth.
22 people, 20 of whom are journalists were referred to court. Jinnews editor Safiye Alagaş and MA editor Aziz Oruç was referred to court with a request of arrest.
According to the local reports 12-year-old Selah Xidir Naso lost his life in the drone attack carried out by Turkey in Sinunê district of Shengal.
DFG Co-Chair Dicle Müftüoğlu, who made a statement in front of the courthouse regarding the journalists who are still giving their statements to the prosecutor, said, "You will not be able to silence the free press which you could not silence with massacres."