Bloomberg: Türkiye officially asked for BRICS membership
Turkey has officially applied to join the BRICS group of emerging economic powers as it seeks to strengthen its global influence and establish new relationships beyond its long-time Western allies, American media reported, citing informed sources.
According to RCO News Agency, Turkish Foreign Minister Hakan Fidan announced his coury’s desire to become a member of the BRICS bloc during his trip to Beijing in early June and said: “We definitely wa to be a member of BRICS; So we will consider this issue this year.”
“The governme of Turkish Preside Recep Tayyip Erdogan believes that the geopolitical ceer of gravity is shifting away from developed economies,” Bloomberg News reported, citing unnamed people familiar with the matter.
Bloomberg writes in the coinuation of this report: “Turkey’s diplomatic efforts show the progress and improveme of relations with all parties in a multipolar world, while at the same time trying to fulfill its duties and obligations as a member of NATO.”
“Turkey applied to join BRICS a few mohs ago amid frustration at the lack of progress in its decades-long bid to join the European Union,” the people familiar with the matter told Bloomberg. This proposal is partly the result of a rift with other NATO members after Turkey maiained close ties with Russia following its invasion of Ukraine in 2022.
The Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Türkiye and the presideial institution of this coury have not yet responded to the request for comme.
Five couries, including Iran, Saudi Arabia, the United Arab Emirates, Ethiopia and Egypt, became full members of the “BRICS” group on January 1 (11), which is now called “BRICS+”.
The BRICS group was established in 2006 by Brazil, Russia, India and China, while South Africa joined the bloc in 2011, and this year Russia holds the rotating presidency of BRICS Plus.
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