Story highlights The HDP is Turkey's third-largest political partyIt says members' homes were raided, as well as its headquartersIstanbul (CNN) Eleven members of parliament from a pro-Kurdish political party have been detained in Turkey after failing to respond to a summons by a prosecutor, according to a statement from the Prime Minister's office. State media reported that several politicians from the Peoples' Democratic Party (HDP), were detained as part of a terror investigation after raids on their homes. The HDP, Turkey's third-largest political party, also claimed their headquarters in Ankara were raided. The government said the politicians were detained after they refused to respond to summons from prosecutors. Ankara has been accused of cracking down on dissidents since a coup attempt over the summer.

Source: CNN November 04, 2016 06:56 UTC