Turkey to mull joining SCO, led by Russia & China, instead of ‘fixation’ on EU – Erdogan

‘Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan said the idea of joining the SCO, which he said he has already discussed with Russia and Kazakhstan, might be a good alternative for Ankara, which remains bogged down in lingering EU membership talks.
“Turkey should first of all feel relaxed about the EU and not be fixated” about joining it, Erdogan told Turkish journalists on Sunday. “Some may criticize me, but I express my opinion. For example, I have said ‘why shouldn’t Turkey be in the Shanghai 5?’” he said, as quoted by Hurriyet.
The Turkish leader made the impromptu remark on board his presidential plane while returning from his tour of Pakistan and Uzbekistan.’
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