The world is a rough place these days for Turkey’s President Recep Tayyip Erdogan and the ruling Justice and Development Party (AKP). Economic and political problems and domestic unrest in addition to serious security threats in Syria and Iraq are causing major headaches for the Turkish leader and his government.

But there is some positive news for Erdogan and the AKP.

Donald Trump’s election raised hopes in Turkey that Pennsylvania-based Turkish cleric Fethullah Gulen would be extradited to Ankara when the new American commander-in-chief takes office on Jan. 20. Turks from across the political spectrum accuse Gulen and his followers — which they label the Fethullah Gulen Terror Organization, or FETO — of masterminding the failed coup attempt in July. They expect Washington to take steps against the Gulenist network.

Trump’s choice for national security adviser, retired US Army Lt. Gen. Michael Flynn, who lobbied on behalf of the Turkish government prior to the elections, bodes well for Ankara. On the day of the election, Flynn wrote an article in which he compared Gulen to Osama bin Laden and called upon the United States to “not provide him safe haven.”