The outcome can be seen as a vindication of Erdoğan’s strategy of using political polarization to consolidate his support and counter the challenge to his rule posed by followers of his former ally, the US-based Islamic preacher Fethullah Gülen. With the AKP’s initial support, the Gülen movement gradually infiltrated state institutions, particularly the judiciary and law enforcement, until the alliance eventually ended in an acrimonious split over the distribution of power within Turkey.
这个结果表明，埃尔多安利用政治极化来巩固他的支持并应对来自其前盟友、现居美国的伊斯兰教牧师葛兰（Fethullah Gülen）的追随者的对其统治的挑战收到了成效。一开始，在AKP的支持下，葛兰运动逐渐渗透到国家机构中，特别是司法和执法部门，直到埃尔多安与葛兰的同盟因为在如何分割土耳其内部权力问题上的巨大分歧而最终破裂。