Ti rezultati predstavljali su veliki udarac premijeru Recepu Tayyipu Erdoganu i njegovoj Partiji pravde i razvoja (AKP), koja je nastojala da izgradi podršku među Kurdima za svoju politiku umjerenih reformi.
The result was a major blow to Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdogan and his Justice and Development Party (AKP), which has sought to build support among Kurds for its policies of moderate reform.