In a written statement on Thursday, the HBDH (Peoples’ United Revolutionary Movement) Workers' Justice Militia said, "On 25 April, a cable, plastic, iron, steel factory in Kocaeli Industrial Site was burned by setting fire to mining cables. At around 8.00 in the morning, we carried out a burning action against the workplace, which we identified as a supporter of the MHP (Nationalist Movement Party)!"

"We carried out this action in retaliation for the occupation operations in Kurdistan. We repeat; the war will not be limited to the mountains, we will carry it to the cities," the statement said.

"As the fighters of the United Revolution, we carry the war in Kurdistan to the cities in the heart of the capital," said the HBDH militia, adding, "We take sides with the oppressed people. With the actions we carry out, we disturb the sleep of fascism and bring the bosses to their knees."