POLITICAL repression continued in Turkey today as 11 opposition party activists were detained in Ankara over social media posts.

Police made a series of arrests in raids targeting members of the People’s Democratic Party (HDP).

The detentions were President Recep Tayyip Erdogan’s latest move against the pro-Kurdish party, which he fears may play a decisive role in his political demise in next month’s snap presidential and parliamentary elections.

Party officials confirmed to the Star that “11 HDP members had been taken into custody in Ankara by order of the prosecutor because of social media posts.”

Zeyno Bayramoglu — who was part of the Cerattepe resistance campaign, in which thousands protested against the development of a mine — was among those detained.

HDP officials have accused the government of waging a “political genocide” against Kurds.

Next month’s elections come as Turkey faces a deepening economic crisis with the lira continuing to plummet.

Mr Erdogan has been criticised for his inability to handle the country’s finances with his unorthodox plans and insistence on low interest rates — branded “voodoo economics” by analysts.