tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4900303239154048192.post3454601994495618665..comments2024-03-06T06:34:42.881-05:00Comments on EconoSpeak: Does Turkish Lira Decline Mean Turkey Leaves NATO?Unknownnoreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4900303239154048192.post-12083559358845016102019-07-14T14:55:50.349-04:002019-07-14T14:55:50.349-04:00What strikes me from a strategic perspective is th...What strikes me from a strategic perspective is that it is perfectly sensible for Turkey to avoid having to depend on NATO membership or mutually beneficial relations with EU countries or the US. Better strategy is to show an ability to be independent when meeting Turkish objectives.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4900303239154048192.post-89905013206752571352019-07-14T10:50:42.272-04:002019-07-14T10:50:42.272-04:00https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Shanghai_Cooperation...<br />https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Shanghai_Cooperation_Organisation#Membership<br /><br />Turkey, a member of NATO, was granted dialogue partner status in the Shanghai Cooperation Organisation (SCO) at the group's 2012 summit in Beijing. Turkish Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdoğan has stated that he has discussed the possibility of abandoning Turkey's European Union membership candidacy in return for full membership in the Shanghai Cooperation Organisation.[29] This was reinforced again on 21 November 2016, after the European Parliament voted unanimously to suspend accession negotiations with Turkey. Two days later, on 23 November 2016, Turkey was granted the chairmanship of the energy club of SCO for the 2017 period. That made Turkey the first country to chair a club in the organisation without full membership status.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4900303239154048192.post-86470686720728504522019-07-13T16:59:07.255-04:002019-07-13T16:59:07.255-04:00Forcing Turkey from NATO would mean Turkey joining...Forcing Turkey from NATO would mean Turkey joining the SCO.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4900303239154048192.post-83589813604982121252019-07-13T16:56:05.871-04:002019-07-13T16:56:05.871-04:00Look at a map and understand that there is no chan...Look at a map and understand that there is no chance the US will try to exclude Turkey from NATO. Also, remember that in the attempted coup against Erdogan American aircraft were used. Erdogan would appear to be strengthening Turkey or the Erdogan government strategically.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com