[Music] turkey has formerly applied to join the brics group of Emerging Market Nations the decision underscores ankara's ambition to enhance its Global influence and Forge New alliances Beyond its traditional Western Partners according to sources close to the matter the Turkish government's latest diplomatic push is rooted in a belief that the global balance of power is Shifting away from developed economies turkey can become a strong prosperous prestigious and effective country if it improves its relations with the East and the West simultaneously turkey which geographically and culturally Bridges Europe and Asia submitted its application to join bricks several months ago this move is partly driven by frustrations over the stalled progress in its decades long long bid to join the European Union Additionally the bid reflects Anchor's growing riffs with fellow NATO members particularly after turkey maintained close ties with Russia following its offensive on Ukraine in 20122 erdogan's administration is also trying to position turkey as a pivotal player in a multi-polar world this approach seeks to balance turkey's commitment as a key NATO member with its aspirations to cultivate stronger relations with nonwestern powers bricks which stands for Brazil Russia India China and South Africa represents some of the largest emerging economies globally the group recently expanded to include four new members Iran the United Arab Emirates Ethiopia and Egypt at the start of this year Saudi Arabia has also been invited to join although it has yet to formalize its membership as brics considers further expansion a summit is scheduled in Kazan Russia from October 22nd to 24th where turkey's bid alongside those of other interested Nations such as Malaysia Thailand and aeran might be discussed the appeal of bricks lies in its positioning as an alternative to Western dominated institutions like the World Bank and the international monetary fund membership could Grant turkey access to financing through brics's new development bank and strengthen its political and trade relationships turkey's ruling Justice and development party AKP has frequently accused Western nations of undermining Turkish aspirations particularly in the Realms of defense and economic self-sufficiency president erdogan has often criticize the United Nations security Council structure calling for a broader representation Beyond its five permanent members furthermore He has expressed interest in joining the Shanghai cooperation organization another strategic Alliance set up by Russia and China as a counterweight to Nato we do not have to choose between the European Union and the Shanghai cooperation organization as some people claim erdogan asserted on the contrary we have to develop our relations with both these and other organizations on a win-win basis turkey despite ongoing talks to join the EU since 2005 has encountered numerous obstacles including criticisms From the Block regarding its democratic practices however turkey sees bricks membership as a potential GameChanger particularly in boosting economic cooperation with Russia and China turkey's application to join bricks signals its intent to diversify its International Partnerships while still striving to secure its long sought place in the European Union the coming months will reveal whether this bold strategy will bear fruit for anara on the global stage [Music] [Music]