epa04687459 Members of a Turkish special forces unit prepare for action after an alleged militant member of the banned leftist group ‘The Revolutionary People’s Liberation’ (DHKP-C) group took hostage Turkish prosecutor Mehmet Selim Kiraz in his Istanbul office, 31 March 2015. Istanbul police launched an operation to end a hostage situation after a left-wing group took prisoner a prosecutor who has been central in pressing cases against people involved in 2013 demonstrations against the central government. Media reported that shots could be heard after a special commando unit entered the building, in Istanbul’s Caglayan district. EPA/DENIZ TOPRAK