Eight women were detained in an operation targeting alleged supporters of the Gülen Movement in Mersin. After being held in custody for four days, they were referred to the 3rd Criminal Judgeship of Peace. According to a statement by Ömer Faruk Gergerlioğlu, DEM Party MP for Kocaeli, two of the women detained were pregnant. One of the women also had an eight-month-old baby and was taken to breastfeed her baby approximately every hour and a half during her time in custody. Gergerlioğlu stated that the women’s health conditions were not taken into consideration during their detention and that their nutritional needs were not adequately met. The court ordered the release of six women and the pre-trial detention of one of the pregnant women and the breastfeeding mother.