In a written statement the Children of Fire Initiative claimed responsibility for attacks on “two material depots and three vehicles belonging to AKP-MHP members in Sakarya, Mersin, Osmaniye, Kocaeli and Istanbul.” The targets, said the Initiative “were burned and turned into ashes."

The statement warned: "We claim the right to attack anywhere in Kurdistan and Turkey whoever does not recognize the Kurds’ right to life.”

According to the Initiative, on 13 April a personal bus belonging to the MHP in Kadirli, Osmaniye, the mining chemicals depot of AKP members in Gebze, Kocaeli, were targeted while on 14 April it was the turn of a personal van belonging to the MHP in Silifke, Mersin. On 15 April the isolation material warehouse belonging to AKP members in Erenler, Sakarya, was also targeted while a car owned by a fascist element was hit in Çekmeköy, Istanbul, on 16 April. All targets were set on fire.