Turkey to join Shanghai Cooperation Organization

Tayyip Erdogan © Bloomberg
  • Turkey Seeks to Be First NATO Member to Join China-Led SCO
  • Turkey is seeking membership to the China-led Shanghai Cooperation Organization as President Recep Tayyip Erdogan attempts to forge alliances with friendly countries in the East.
  • “Our relationship with these countries will be moved to a much different position with this step”
  • There was no immediate reaction from the US government or NATO on Turkey’s bid for SCO membership.
  • Turkey has been affiliated with the SCO since 2013, when it signed a partnership agreement

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