[1] Soylu was known for his divisive style, often accusing the opposition of "siding with terrorists" and imposing restrictive measures on opposition-controlled municipalities.

[2][3] His re-appointment as Interior Minister after Erdoğan's election victory in 2018 was protested by opposition parties, whose MPs turned their backs as Soylu took the oath of office in Parliament.

[5] While these actions have received positive responses from some nationalist politicians, opposition parties and human rights groups have condemned the removals.

He took the positions of member of board of directorates, and chairman of the organization at youth branch of Democrat Party Istanbul.

Süleyman Soylu realized the vital importance of the change of constitution package, which was opened for referendum of 12 September 2010 for the transition and democratization of Turkey, organized a series of seminars with the title of “Democracy meetings”, and together with his friends by travelling all around Turkey, shared grounds for voting “yes”.

[14] On 30 September 2012, with the 4th Statutory General Congress of AKP, he was elected for the Central Board of Executives, and became Deputy Chairman responsible for R&D Department.

Then, PM Yıldırım surprisingly appointed him Minister of the Interior after he had sacked Efkan Ala.[citation needed] On 10 April 2020, the Turkish government announced that a 48-hour curfew would be imposed in 31 cities due to the coronavirus pandemic.

[20] [21] Süleyman Soylu was also blamed for providing thousands of guns to some civilian groups with SADAT during 2016 Turkish coup d'état attempt.

[5] These actions received positive responses from some nationalist politicians including Devlet Bahçeli of the Nationalist Movement Party (MHP), but inspired condemnation from members of the opposition Republican People's Party (CHP) and human rights groups, with Human Rights Watch describing charges leveled against HDP officials as "trumped up" and "politically motivated".