Engin Selcuk, istanbulski politički naučnik i čelnik Tursko-azijskog centra za strateške studije, misli da AKP ipak neformalno podržava pjevača, iako ga nije stavila na formalnu listu.
Engin Selcuk, an Istanbul-based political scientist and head of the Turkish-Asian Centre for Strategic Studies, thinks that although the AKP didn't include the singer in the formal list, it still supports him informally.