The political instability following June’s inconclusive election had been compounded by a sharp decline in domestic and regional security. A renewed campaign of violence by the separatist Kurdistan Workers’ Party (PKK) and attacks by the Islamic State, including suicide bombings in Ankara that killed more than 100 people, created a backdrop that reinforced the AKP’s message.
6月的无果选举所带来的政治动荡因为国内和地区安全局势的急剧恶化而恶化。分裂派库尔德工人党（PKK）的暴力行动卷土重来，伊斯兰国的袭击也层出不穷——包括100余人被杀的安卡拉自杀式炸弹袭击——这让AKP的口号更有号召力。