Turkey wants to join the SCO - Erdogan stated that he has already discussed this issue with the heads of the member countries. Recep Erdogan announced that one of Ankara's goals is to join the Shanghai Cooperation Organization. According to him, he has already discussed this issue at the latest summit and requested support for this process. Additionally, he has managed to discuss this matter with the leaders of Russia, Kazakhstan, and China. At the same time, since the beginning of this year, Turkey seems to have abandoned its attempts to join the EU, of which it has been a candidate since 1999. For instance, early this summer, the country's Foreign Minister stated that Turkey would like to join BRICS. Currently, the SCO consists of 10 member states, with two more having observer status.