It looks like Turkey will give up on the European Union

https://www.eurotopics.net/en/321199/turkey-brics-instead-of-eu

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Resol@lemmy.world · 6 pts · 2y

"Will give up"? They gave up a long time ago.

iAvicenna@lemmy.world · 5 pts · 2y

they intermittently bring it up to get votes from more center and younger voters

Why9@lemmy.world · 1 pts · 2y (1 reply)

I mean, it does look like a sensible option. BRICS countries are growing in number and their combined wealth is nothing to sneeze at.

Turkey was never really allowed to be a part of EU and therefore will join the cool new club while the rest of Europe grows in far right rhetoric, and generally anti islamic sentiment.

sparky@lemmy.federate.cc · 6 pts · 2y

I dunno. It may have been on the table at one point had they continued to work towards improving infrastructure and combating corruption. But once Erdogan turned autocrat, that door was closed.

thorbot@lemmy.world · -1 pts · 2y

What a bunch of turkeys