This i find a dumb insecure stupid statement.
I don't think so. Turkey's strategy is generally to pursue a swing state policy (Multi Vector Strategies); it is already part of the Sky Shield initiative. Turkey will never be part of the EU, it will never be included in Brics+.
But it is very important to have a foot in each of these organizations, because as an enlarged partner it not only opens markets but also benefits from their security architecture through sales and cooperation and synergies.
At the same time, you are one of the few countries in the world that are very flexible in who you can talk to and trade with.
Full membership of NATO is sufficient as a hedge and deterrent, the current state of US policy is only a temporary phase, they are moving their forces to the Pacific and this is only possible with a comprehensive temporary cut for the Europeans.
Turkey can now benefit by cooperating with the UK, Spain and Italy and maybe later France and Germany again in the defense industry (Key Countries in Europen Defense), further intensifying bilateral trade and creating dependencies in Europe.
It has the network in Africa, the Middle East, the Far East, the Caucasus and via the Turkish states.
The more dependencies are created, the more isolated countries such as Greece and Israel are to counter, because Turkey's interests are ultimately the interests of partner countries that are economically dependent on Turkey. The USA and Russia/China have been playing this game for decades.
Turkey pursues a realistic, pragmatic and opportunistic foreign policy. It relies on economic integration as a means of securing its interests while remaining flexible in military and geopolitical terms. This strategy is designed to maximize Turkey's influence in the long term without making itself vulnerable to blackmail by individual partners or alliances - a game that only the major powers have played effectively to date.
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