Though the victory of the BDP-backed independent candidates was initially a cause for celebration, the situation quickly deteriorated when the candidacy of one of the elected parliamentarians, Hatip Dicle, was nullified post-election.
Iako je pobjeda neovisnih kandidata s potporom BDP-a isprva predstavljala razlog za slavlje, stanje se ubrzo pogoršalo kada je kandidatura jednog od izabranih zastupnika u parlamentu, Hatipa Diclea, poništena nakon izbora.