us media: why türkiye wants to join the brics
2024-09-13
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bloomberg news of the united states quoted an informed source on september 2 as saying that turkey had expressed its willingness to join the brics cooperation mechanism several months ago. turkey hopes to establish new cooperative relationships while enhancing its global influence.
according to german radio station deutsche welle, the brics countries have not yet commented on this.
russia's sputnik news agency reported that turkey's new diplomatic efforts reflect that in a multipolar world, the country must both fulfill its obligations as a nato member and establish cooperative relations with all parties. sources pointed out that this decision shows that the turkish government believes that "the center of gravity of geopolitics is shifting away from developed economies."
according to bloomberg, turkey's ruling party spokesman omer celik revealed that turkish president erdogan "several times" said that turkey is eager to become a member of the brics. "we are clear about our demands on this topic. the process is ongoing, but there is no concrete progress yet... our president has made it clear that turkey wants to participate in all important platforms, including the brics."
in 2006, the foreign ministers of brazil, russia, india and china held their first meeting, marking the beginning of brics cooperation. in response to the financial crisis, the leaders of the brics held their first meeting in russia in june 2009. the cooperation mechanism among brics countries was officially launched.
in december 2010, the four countries formally accepted south africa into the mechanism on the basis of consensus. the english name of the mechanism is "brics". the "brics" was therefore renamed "brics". in 2024, the brics will expand again, and saudi arabia, egypt, the united arab emirates, iran, and ethiopia will become formal members of the brics. azerbaijan has formally applied to join the brics cooperation mechanism.
according to the voice of america radio station, the goal of the brics is to raise the voice of the global south, and its founding member states call for upholding multilateralism, advocating the establishment of a more equitable and just world order, and seeking joint self-reliance.
turkey, which straddles europe and asia, joined nato in 1952 and started eu accession negotiations in 2005. the negotiations have stalled due to eu concerns about "democratic regression" brought about by the erdogan government and the ongoing dispute between turkey and eu member state cyprus. many foreign media outlets said turkey has been frustrated by the lack of progress in eu accession negotiations.
erdogan has sought to develop a more independent foreign policy for turkey and enhance the country's global influence. in late august, he said turkey should develop relations with both the east and the west. "we don't have to choose between the eu and the shanghai cooperation organization," he said. "we must develop relations with these two organizations and other organizations on a win-win basis."
according to sputnik, in 2018, at the brics summit held in johannesburg, south africa, erdogan expressed turkey's intention to join the brics mechanism. earlier this year, turkey decided to list "joining the brics" as a major national strategic plan. during his visit to china in june, turkish foreign minister hakan fidan stated that turkey hopes to join the brics mechanism and is "exploring new opportunities for cooperation with several partners on different platforms, including the brics countries."
the associated press believes that the brics countries may discuss the issue of absorbing new members at a meeting to be held in russia next month.
outside analysts say that turkey's application to join the brics proves that it does not agree with the unipolar world order dominated and advocated by the united states.
qatar's al jazeera pointed out that turkey's decision reflects global geopolitical changes. bloomberg said that due to its close relationship with russia, turkey has tense relations with some nato members. against this background, turkey sees joining the brics as an opportunity to enhance its global influence.
sinan urgen, a former turkish diplomat and head of the turkish think tank "center for economic and foreign policy research", told newsweek that turkey's plan to join the brics is the result of the country's accumulated disappointment with the west and the eu. "the brics do not have security agreements, and joining the brics will not affect turkey's role in nato." urgen stressed that "brics is basically an economic organization. turkey's joining the brics will have a greater impact on turkey's relations with the eu than on turkey's relations with nato."
france's le monde reported that the brics countries are often seen as competitors to the g7, and the former's combined gdp will soon surpass the latter; turkey may become the first nato member to join the brics, an "informal club of southern countries"; on this issue, the eu and the united states' obstruction will be futile.
currently, turkey is in the midst of an economic crisis and inflation. le monde said that, except for china, turkey has no significant trade relations with other brics countries. the eu is turkey's main trading partner, and the trade between the two sides accounts for about half of turkey's foreign trade. turkish foreign minister fidan recently reiterated after attending an informal meeting with europe that "bringing closer relations with the eu remains a strategic goal of the turkish government" and "restarting relations between turkey and the eu is beneficial to everyone."
source: china youth daily client
