In the months before the parliamentary election of 2015, as the "Kurdish-focused" HDP's likelihood of crossing the 10% threshold for entry into the government seemed more likely, Erdogan gave speeches and made comments that repudiated the settlement process and the existence of a Kurdish problem and refusing to recognize the HDP as having any role to play despite their long participation as intermediaries.
Nos meses previos á elección parlamentaria de 2015, dado que a probabilidade de que o Partido Democrático dos Pobos (HDP) superase o "límite do 10%" para a entrada no goberno, Erdogan deu discursos e fixo comentarios que repudiaron a existencia dun problema kurdo e rexeitou recoñecer ao HDP.