Responding harshly to DEHAP leader Tuncer Bakirhan who accused his government of failing to adopt a political and just solution to the Kurd problem, Prime Minister Tayyip Erdogan said that “This government has taken all steps within a program. There is nothing I cah say if there are some people who have difficulty in understanding our steps.”

Upon the demand of Bakirhan for an unconditional general pardon, Erdogan said “But i will be very sad if there are some who has difficulty in understanding our steps, while our people and the world did. The current government has taken unprecedented steps.”