According to some, the party, which is currently facing a closure case for being the "focal point of separatist activities," desires its closure at the end of the court process because this will make it a victim, while others say that the party aims to win the local elections in March by creating an environment of tension in the region. Zaman's Mümtaz'er Türköne explains the DTP's evident support of recent violent acts with the party's bid to win local elections in the Southeast; however, he finds its strategy very problematic. "How can a party win votes by encouraging people to burn automobiles and by giving stones to children so they can attack the police? Is there an equation between mass violence and election results? Is this account not mistaken? There is something seriously wrong here. The election box is supposed to be a remedy for violence. Among the results that can be obtained through violence, there is no winning of elections. The DTP's aim to win the elections by spreading violence goes against the nature of things," says Türköne. In his view, the strategy of violence pursued by the DTP to win the elections is one which will backfire and will be marginalized at the election box.
Sabah's Mehmet Barlas says while many people in society are against the closure of the DTP, thinking that closing it would legitimize the actions of the outlawed Kurdistan Workers' Party (PKK), the fact that the DTP administration wants their party's closure so much by making provocative statements and supporting violence leads many to think that the party has gone off the deep end. He does not think this choice is as simple as the DTP's preparation for the local elections and strengthening its grassroots support, nor that it can be understood as a sadist-masochist dilemma. "No party representing any portion of Kurdish voters, including the DTP, is pleased with being closed. If the party's aim is the political representation of the Kurdish problem, will closure not mean being forced into silence? Is it not counterproductive vis-à-vis their raison d'être for DTP politicians to try and ensure their party's closure?" asks Barlas. In his view, the reason for the DTP trying to couple terrorism and anarchy with politics could be its aim to sabotage dialogue established between Turkey and the northern Iraqi administration and its leader, Massoud Barzani. "Is this a settling of accounts between Barzani and PKK leader Abdullah Öcalan? These are theoretical approaches, but they could reflect the truth as well," suggests Barlas.
Yeni Şafak's Ali Bayramoğlu thinks the DTP's recent attitude shows it is going down the same path as the PKK. "The eyes of the DTP politicians may not see anything other than their own political calculations, but I hope that they will one day understand that the path on which they are walking serves nothing more than undermining democracy in Turkey," Bayramoğlu maintains.
