HDP deputy Hüda Kaya released after brief detention in Istanbul

December 08 2016 16:24:44

HDP deputy Hüda Kaya released after brief detention in Istanbul

ISTANBUL

Parliament members of Peoples' Democracy Party (HDP) Hüda Kaya (L) and Pervin Buldan (R) attend a demonstration on November 6, 2016 in Istanbul. AFP photo

Hüda Kaya, an Istanbul lawmaker of the Kurdish issue-focused Peoples’ Democratic Party (HDP), was released on Dec. 8 after being briefly detained by police during a protest at Istanbul University.

Police had detained Kaya at a protest staged by a Turkish education union, Eğitim-Sen, at Istanbul University.

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