The Kurds’ electoral triumph in Turkey will complicate their aspirations for self-rule.
![HDP supporters wave a flag with Turkish Republic founder Mustafa Kemal Ataturk, and others of imprisoned Kurdish rebel leader Abdullah Ocalan, during a rally in Istanbul [AP]](/wp-content/uploads/2015/06/f367577ef5834e94bf1e60e251ce8184_18.jpeg?resize=270%2C180&quality=80)

Jonathan Friedman is an expert on Turkish and Kurdish affairs. He is senior associate at global risk consultancy Stroz Friedberg, where he consults fo...r investors in the region. He is also an associate at the London-based Centre for Turkey Studies.
The Kurds’ electoral triumph in Turkey will complicate their aspirations for self-rule.
![HDP supporters wave a flag with Turkish Republic founder Mustafa Kemal Ataturk, and others of imprisoned Kurdish rebel leader Abdullah Ocalan, during a rally in Istanbul [AP]](/wp-content/uploads/2015/06/f367577ef5834e94bf1e60e251ce8184_18.jpeg?resize=270%2C180&quality=80)