How Erdoğan behaves will not only determine the intensity of domestic political conflict; it will also greatly affect Turkey’s potential to regain the regional clout that it once enjoyed. If Erdoğan believes that a higher level of antagonism is necessary to retain power, he may remain oblivious to the harm done to Turkey’s international standing.
埃尔多安如何做不但将决定国内政治冲突的激烈程度，也将极大地影响土耳其重获曾经拥有的地区影响力的潜力。如果埃尔多安相信更多的敌对态度是保留权力的必要条件，那么他可能继续对土耳其国际形象受到的伤害视而不见。