Ipak, najopasniji rizik po Tursku možda ne dolazi u formi kratkoročne sigurnosti i ekonomskih opasnosti, nego u formi nepopravljive štete po reputaciju i utjecaj Turske u regionu.
Yet the gravest risk for Turkey may come not in the form of short-term security or economic dangers, but rather as irreparable damage to Turkey's reputation and influence in the region.