Turkey could never be accused of lack of morals and respect for sacred things and places, but what Devlet Bahceli did in the Cathedral of Ani does not really fit into any framework. Bahceli insulted not only Christians (who have long been accustomed to it, knowing the ideology of his party and that of him), but also Islam. Against this background, setting a cross on the dome of Holy Cross Church on Akhtamar more looked like mockery and challenge issued to the Armenians, especially the Armenian community of Istanbul.

Lilit Galoyan suffered a defeat by Joanna Majdan-Gajewska.