A racist attack was carried out against the HDP’s Istanbul headquarters on Tuesday. An assailant named Mehmet Beyazıt attacked party members, saying that "You are terrorists." Party members were able to counter the assailant, who turned out to be living in the Kağıthane district. According to his account, two people named Mehmet and Ferhat from the Harmantepe Mosque sent him to attack the HDP.

Party members handed over the assailant to the police and filed a complaint about the assailant, who was then taken to Kasımpaşa Police Station. It is reported that the assailant will be referred to a courthouse tomorrow to be questioned by a prosecutor.

Immediately after the attack, the Istanbul Governor's Office issued a statement, claiming that the assailant had a criminal record of "insult", "sexual harassment-threat" and "damage to property". While the statement claimed that the assailant had a record at Bakırköy Psychiatric Hospital, the information is yet to be confirmed by independent sources.