Turkey's global strategic role has starkly increased following Russia's full-scale invasion of Ukraine.
Once a passionate advocate of Turkey joining the EU, Mr Erdogan these days speaks of "making Turkey great again".
During the migration crisis of 2015 more than a million refugees and asylum seekers - mainly from Syria - made the perilous journey across the Mediterranean to the EU in people-smugglers' boats. This month, every political party running in Turkey's parliamentary elections promised to take action to solve "the migrant issue".
Brussels is also on the defensive as EU member Greece is involved in a number of disputes with Mr Erdogan centred on the Aegean Sea, while EU member Cyprus is still seething after Mr Erdogan called for a two-state solution to decades-long divisions there following a Turkish invasion nearly 50 years ago.
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