But while thumbing its nose at the West may have helped the AKP win nationalist votes, if it cannot regain its good image, it could store up trouble for itself, Cagaptay believes.
Međutim, iako je protivljenje Zapadu možda pomoglo AKP-u u pridobivanju nacionalističkih glasova, ukoliko ne vratiti svoj dobar imidž, mogla bi si stvoriti probleme, smatra Cagaptay.