A woman with the initials A.C. organised an attack with incendiary devices against the HDP (Peoples’ Democratic Party) and Green Left Party in Adana on 20 August. The woman, who could be identified through footage from a surveillance camera, was referred to court on Tuesday and released from custody.

Background

Several incendiary devices were found in front of an office of the HDP and Green Left Party in the southern Turkish city of Adana on 20 August. A woman placed three bottles of a flammable liquid in front of the office in the morning, according to HDP politician Mehmet Karakış. The incendiary devices did not ignite, so no fire broke out.

The attempted attack occurred at a residential and commercial building in the central Seyhan district, where the provincial branches of the HDP and Green Left Party operate a joint office. According to Karakış, who is co-chair of the HDP organization in Adana, the perpetrator attempted to gain access to the branch by ringing the doorbell at around 10:30 am. As the woman was unknown to the staff member present, he did not open the door to her. Before she left the building after about a quarter of an hour, she left three bottles with an unknown substance in front of the entrance door. The employee then informed the police.

The office had been the target of an attack by ISIS on 18 May 2015, which injured seven people.