The 16 attorneys from the People's Law Office that is representing Gülmen and Özakça were taken into custody on September 12, two days before the next hearing of the academics. The law office regarding the detention had said: "They want to leave Semih and Nuriye without legal representation".
Açlık grevindeki tutuklu eğitimciler Nuriye Gülmen ve Semih Özakça’nın, gözaltındaki 16 avukatından 14’ü tutuklandı.