Fed up with EU, Erdogan says Turkey could join ‘Shanghai Five’ bloc

November 21, 2016

President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan was quoted saying yesterday (20 November) that Turkey did not need to join the European Union “at all costs” and could instead become part of a security bloc dominated by China, Russia and Central Asian nations.
NATO member Turkey’s prospects of joining the EU look more remote than ever after 11 years of negotiations. European leaders have been critical of its record on democratic freedoms, while Ankara has grown increasingly exasperated by what it sees as Western condescension. https://www.euractiv.com/content_providers/euractiv-com-with-reuters/