Political analyst and journalist Kemal Can, who has written books about nationalist movements in Turkey, emphasized a crucial point to Al-Monitor: During the AKPs struggle, first with Gezi, the loss of more liberal voices and now with the Gulen movement hence the potential loss of 'Cemaat' votes the AKP has to ensure that voters on the right do not swing to the MHP. This will be particularly troublesome as most of the pro-Gulen bureaucrats are being replaced by pro-MHP ones. Erdogan is walking a tightrope. He has to please the general public to ensure that the peace process continues, while not giving so many concessions to the Kurds that he alienates the "ultranationalists."