# Erdogan: Turkey could join SCO without abandoning ties with West

https://mins.news/en/item/42059

- TASS, 2026-09-02 13:10 UTC
- Politics
- Original: https://tass.com/world/2181257

> President Recep Tayyip Erdogan said that potential Turkish membership in the Shanghai Cooperation Organization would not mean breaking with any bloc or abandoning relations with the West. He said Turkey’s participation in the SCO+ summit confirmed its desire to diversify its economic, political and strategic opportunities.

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