BRICS is seen by some as a symbolic counterweight to Western-led organizations like the EU, the G7 and even NATO.
Turkey, an important geopolitical player and member of NATO, has made increasing strides in its influence and leverage on the global stage.
"Our president has already expressed multiple times that we wish to become a member of BRICS," a spokesperson for Turkey's leading AK Party told journalists earlier in September."Our request in this matter is clear, and the process is proceeding within this framework."BRICS, which stands for Brazil, Russia, India, China and South Africa, is a group of emerging market countries that seek to deepen their economic ties.
Ambassador Matthew Bryza, a former White House and Senior State Department official currently based in Istanbul, said that Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan and his government"seem to be motivated mostly by two factors: A strategic tradition of securing national interests... and a desire to spook the West a bit, both out of emotional spite and as a negotiating tactic to extract concessions.
Turkey's governing party, which has run the country for 22 years, is"ideologically closer to the East than the West," Tunca said."Turkey wanted to hop on the BRICS train before it was late. It is too early to mention that the BRICS can become an alternative to the West, but the intention is clearly to stand up against the West under the leadership of China."
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