HDP Istanbul provincial organisation and many district organisations were raided by special operations police in the very early hours of the morning. At least 15 people were reportedly detained in the raid operation.

Police forces broke the doors to get into the HDP Tarlabaşı office where they conducted a search for hours.

After the coup attempt of July 15, Turkish President Tayyip Erdoğan made statements pointing the HDP and Kurds as a target.

HDP co-chair Selahattin Demirtaş warned yesterday that attacks on HDP offices could increase in the coming period.