Na zadnjim prijevremenim parlamentarnim izborima u julu 2007, AKP je uspjela osvojiti podršku turskih Kurda, osvojivši značajno više glasova od DTP i pokazavši znatno povećanu snagu.
In the last early parliamentary elections in July 2007, the AKP succeeded in winning the support of Turkey's Kurds, polling well ahead of the DTP and showing a considerable increase in strength.