ISTANBUL – 3 members of Kaya family, who were beaten and detained for listening to Kurdish songs, were referred to the court with the request for arrest. 

Kaya family of 10 people returning from a picnic at 21.00 pm local time yesterday evening in Bayrampasa district of Istanbul was beaten and detained by the police because they were listening to a Kurdish song in their car. 

 

Wile 3 of 10 people including Zeynep Yaman, a child and 7 months pregnant woman, were released, 7 of them were referred to Caglayan Courthouse after their statements at the police station. 

 

Ahmet Kaya, Umut Kaya and Yakup Kaya were referred to the court with the request for arrest.