“Too much democracy” as a political party’s office raided gangsta style and Turkey becomes the world leader in imprisoned journalists…

Last night at 3 a.m. police raids were launched at the HDP İstanbul Provincial Organization building and 10 district buildings. 15 HDP members have been detained.

HDP İstanbul il binasına gerçekleştirilen polis baskınından sonra il binasının fotoğrafları paylaşıldı. @ohdistanbul pic.twitter.com/7LZL0jWXTM

— 140journos (@140journos) August 11, 2016

Türkiye Özeti : pic.twitter.com/y1xtv1C0BF

— Onur (@ttractatus) August 11, 2016

Kağıthane municipality gave a certificate for those who attended the “democracy watch” events:

Çok çirkin ve yanlış bu. O beratı size millet verecek. Bu bir. Bu berat kötü kullanıma çok müsait. Bu da iki. pic.twitter.com/k7nEzyvXKU

— ismail kılıçarslan (@kilicarslan_is) August 11, 2016

The witchhunt launched in the wake of the 15 July coup attempt in Turkey continues to take a heavy toll on journalists. In the draconian state of emergency imposed after the abortive coup, the authorities have closed more than 100 media outlets

#Istanbul, Taksim square now. pic.twitter.com/65y2C6i9r1

— Frank Nordhausen (@NordhausenFrank) August 10, 2016