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[text/observer network xiong chaoran] on september 3rd local time, according to reports from the middle east observer website (al-monitor) and agence france-presse, turkey's ruling justice and development party confirmed on the same day that turkey has formally applied to join the brics.

"our president has said several times that turkey wants to participate in all important platforms and we want to be a member of brics. "our demands in this regard are clear and the relevant process is ongoing within this framework," said akp spokesman omer celik, adding that the application had not yet resulted in anything concrete. "if brics has any assessment or decision on membership, we will share it with you."

the us-based middle east watch pointed out that the remarks made by the spokesman of the turkish ruling party were a response to a previous report by bloomberg. agence france-presse said that if accepted, turkey would become the first nato member among the brics countries, and the brics group is seen as an important force to check and balance the global order dominated by the west.

earlier, bloomberg reported on september 2, local time.turkey has officially applied to join the brics cooperation mechanism. turkey hopes to establish new cooperative relationships while bypassing traditional western allies while enhancing its global influence.

people familiar with the matter said turkey's new diplomatic efforts reflect its vision of fulfilling its obligations as a nato member in a multipolar world while also wanting to establish cooperative relations with all parties. they added that turkey submitted an application to join the brics cooperation mechanism a few months ago, and "the turkish government believes that the center of gravity of geopolitics is shifting away from developed economies."

according to them, turkey has been frustrated by decades of setbacks in its bid to join the european union, and has been at odds with other nato members to some extent due to its close ties with russia after the outbreak of the russian-ukrainian conflict.

turkey believes that joining the brics can improve its economic cooperation with china and russia and serve as a trade channel between the european union and asia. people familiar with the matter said turkey hopes to become a natural gas export hub for russia and central asia.

according to the report, turkish president erdogan stressed in a speech in istanbul on august 31 local time that "if turkey develops relations with the east and the west at the same time, it can become a strong and respected country. any other path will not benefit turkey, but will only harm turkey."

erdogan first expressed turkey's desire to join the brics when he attended the brics summit in south africa in 2018, but the issue was later shelved.

at the beginning of this year, turkey decided to list "joining brics" as a major national strategic plan. during his visit to china in june this year, turkish foreign minister fidan stated that turkey hopes to join brics, which is a "good alternative" for turkey besides joining the eu. russian president's press secretary peskov responded at the time that russia welcomes turkey's joining brics and that the issue will be included in the agenda of the next brics summit.

agence france-presse mentioned that erdogan said in june this year that he did not think joining the brics was a substitute for joining other organizations, and turkey still retained its status as a candidate country for the european union. the report said that since the turkish opposition group launched a coup and was suppressed in 2016, the negotiations on the country's membership of the european union, which were launched in 2005, have not made any progress.

"middle east observer" said that when turkey formally applied to join the brics, ankara's dissatisfaction with the european union deepened and it sought to diversify its trade, so it studied options outside the european union.

public data shows that the brics cooperation mechanism started in 2006 and consists of china, russia, india, brazil and south africa. the land area of ​​the member countries accounts for 26.46% of the world's total land area and the population accounts for 41.93% of the world's total population. it is estimated that as of now, the total economic output of the five founding brics members accounts for about 31.5% of the world, which has exceeded the group of seven (g7) led by the united states, which accounts for about 30.7%.

in recent years, the international influence of brics countries has been increasing. on january 1 this year, with saudi arabia, egypt, the united arab emirates, iran and ethiopia becoming formal members, the number of brics member countries increased from 5 to 10.

the russian satellite news agency pointed out that the addition of these new members has enabled the brics group to expand its influence in africa, the middle east and the persian gulf. overall, the total population of the expanded brics group is about 3.5 billion, accounting for 45% of the world's population. after the expansion, the brics' share in the global economy has risen to about 37%, exceeding the g7 and the eu (14.5%). according to the brics wealth report released in january this year, the total investable wealth held by the brics group currently reaches 45 trillion us dollars, and currently produces about 44% of the world's crude oil.

bloomberg has also previously reported that the expansion has boosted the development of the brics, an emerging group of countries, and the number of countries that want to join the brics family has increased. according to tv brics, the russian federation council previously stated that 40 countries from different parts of the world are ready to join the brics. according to russia today (rt), venezuela, thailand, senegal, cuba, kazakhstan, belarus, bahrain and pakistan have all formally submitted their applications.

russia has assumed the rotating presidency of the brics since january 1 this year. however, as the number of brics countries has doubled due to the addition of new members, russian foreign minister lavrov revealed in june this year that the brics countries have voted by an "overwhelming majority" to, "in order to 'digest' the accession of new members." in addition, a list of categories of brics partner countries will also be drafted as a step to obtain full membership.

brazilian president lula said in july this year that the issue of expansion will be discussed at the brics summit in kazan in october. the 2024 brics leaders' meeting will be held in kazan, russia from october 22 to 24. this will be the first summit after the brics expansion.

the spokesperson of the chinese ministry of foreign affairs has previously pointed out that he is full of confidence in the future development of brics cooperation. after 18 years of development, the brics cooperation mechanism has become a positive, stable and positive force in international affairs with increasing cohesion and influence. the brics countries have expanded to 10 member countries, which fully demonstrates that brics cooperation has a bright future. the brics countries made the decision to expand at the request of relevant countries, which is in line with the common aspirations of emerging markets and developing countries and conforms to the historical trend of world multipolarization. we will work with brics partners to promote the "greater brics cooperation" to continuously achieve new results.

on september 3, in response to questions from foreign media that turkey had submitted a formal application to join the brics, chinese foreign ministry spokesperson mao ning said that the brics is an important platform for cooperation between emerging market countries and developing countries. china is willing to work with other brics countries to continue to uphold the brics spirit of openness, inclusiveness, cooperation and win-win results, and support more like-minded partners to participate in brics cooperation.

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