The government's offensive against ISIL suffered sustained criticism by allies such as the United States over Turkey's lack of action against the group, though the political opposition accused Davutoğlu of sparking the conflict deliberately to win back votes and regain a parliamentary majority in the November 2015 snap election.
Serangan pemerintah terhadap ISIS mendapatkan kritik berkelanjutan dari sekutu seperti Amerika Serikat atas kurangnya tindakan Turki terhadap kelompok pemberontak, oposisi politik malah menuduh Davutoğlu sengaja memicu konflik untuk memenangkan kembali suara dan mendapatkan kembali posisi mayoritas di parlemen dalam pemilihan sela November 2015.