Turkish police have detained at least 126 people suspected of links to a banned Kurdish militant group, ahead of an election that could bring down President Recep Tayyip Erdogan, the BBC reports.
Turkish reports said those held across 21 provinces were suspected of financing and helping to recruit for the outlawed PKK.
The suspects included lawyers, journalists and politicians.
The main pro-Kurdish party said the arrests were timed to affect the vote.
Nineteen days before Turks vote in presidential and parliamentary elections, the HDP said those detained included lawyers who could scrutinize election security, independent journalists, who could cover potential voter fraud, and party campaign managers.
