Kemal Kılıçdaroğlu's unannounced deal with the Kurdish Peoples' Democratic Party (HDP) put the Kurdish question on the list of the most important issues in the electoral contest. Recent statements by jailed former HDP co-chair Selahattin Demirtaş have provided important signals.
In a tweet on April 14, Demirt aş promised to disarm the PKK if Erdogan is defeated in the elections and the opposition comes to power. The promise can be seen as an attempt to reassure voters worried about this deal and push them to view it as a solution to the PKK insurgency.