“I condemn the attack on the HDP Izmir Provincial Building and the murder committed. I offer my condolences to the grieving family. The incident must be investigated in all its dimensions and fully covered up as soon as possible,” tweeted Yapıcıoğlu.

On Thursday, Deniz Poyraz, a 20-year-old member of the Peoples' Democratic Party (HDP), was killed in the party’s headquarters in Konak, Izmir.

According to information from the Turkish authorities, the assailant, identified by police as Onur Gencer, is a former health worker.