What does that mean for Turkey’s EU and recent posts on US relations?

President Recep Tayyip Erdogan shows signs of change in foreign policy after the economy and the rule of law.

Participating in the Congresses of the Justice and Development Party held over the weekend via videoconference, Erdogan gave important messages on relations with the European Union (EU) and the United States, which are among the most challenging cases in the face of Turkish diplomacy.

Erdogan said in a statement on Saturday, he said he wanted to make stronger cooperation with Turkey’s friends and allies.

Erdogan said: “We hope the European Union keeps its promises, does not discriminate, and at least is not a tool of open hostility towards our country. See you in Europe, not elsewhere, we envision building our future with Europe,” Erdogan said. .

These words from Erdogan are considered the most forceful and clearest statement made in terms of relations with the EU recently.

The president preferred to convey his message about a new era directly to EU officials through his senior adviser and spokesperson, İbrahim Kalın, in Brussels.

In Brussels, where he visited last week, Maryam Van den Heuvel, chief foreign policy adviser to the president of the EU Council, Charles Michel, chief of staff to the president of the European Commission, Ursula von der Leyen, Bjoern Seibert, and Secretary General of the EU Foreign Affairs Service, Helga Schmid. .

Anadolu Agency, the recent news on the issue of Brussels, the Bold “Turkey-EU relations have steadily increased the strategic importance of Turkey considers the EU strategic priority” reported he delivered the message.

Diplomatic sources, EU-Turkey underlines that there were three main problems in the relationship.

These are bilateral problems faced by some member countries such as Turkey, France and Austria, Greece and disputes arising from the eastern Mediterranean with Cyprus and which is classified as a democratic record considered completely deteriorated in recent years.

Among these, the most pressing problem that Ankara’s headache can cause is shown as the rising tension in the Eastern Mediterranean.

EU leaders are tensions at the Eastern Mediterranean summit on December 10-11 the ship Oruc Reis, responsible for the ongoing tension, is expected to withdraw from the region to decide whether to apply sanctions against Turkey.

German Chancellor Angela Merkel stated that things are not moving in the right direction on the Eastern Mediterranean issue, which was also on the agenda of the EU meeting held last week, and the possibility of sanctions will be discussed on 10 from December.

French Foreign Minister Jean-Yves Le Drian, Turkey’s request not to say lower blood pressure, said they expect the same action.

The fact that Ankara’s warm messages to the EU coincided with this meeting prior to this meeting is a striking element.

Stay for the weekend in an interview with NTV, a contact in Brussels that emerged in the implementation of the sanctions announced in Turkey with these words:

“I clearly asked the EU officials: What will they get if sanctions enter the agenda? The sanctions were issued on December 11, what will they do? They will impose sanctions on certain companies and individuals. Do you think our attitude and determination and the national position will change? Do you really think you will get a result from this? ”

The implementation of sanctions against Turkey will poison its EU-Turkey relations and the negative consequences that a bold registry, Customs Union, would create, updating Ankara’s demand for the renewal of the 2016 migration agreements, visa liberalization and the high level designated as the continuation of political contacts.

Diplomatic sources say Turkey’s EU stresses that they should take concrete steps to enter a new era.

Eastern sources pointed out that tensions should be reduced mainly in the Mediterranean, the decision on the mandate of Turkey 29 until November with the ship Oruc Reis to extend means that it would be very important in this regard.

Ankara is said to have notified EU countries that the Oruç Reis seismic investigation in the eastern Mediterranean has come to an end, but it is unclear when it will leave the region.

Greece, France and countries like the Republic of Cyprus in Oruc Reis ahead of an EU summit in Turkey on October 1 entering the port of Antalya get rid of the Brussels sanctions, so on December 10 they argue that the summit would not be convincing steps to be taken earlier.

Germany is also seen to have struggled to maintain its patience and goodwill in recent months and abandoned its strict position on sanctions under pressure from France.

Another direction for Ankara’s messages on foreign policy is the United States.

According to unofficial results, it is observed that during the term of Joe Biden, who was elected as the 45th president of the USA, Turkish-American relations could be even more problematic than today, and sanctions could be taken from Washington. , especially the S-400 issue.

Biden’s statements about President Erdogan and Ankara’s harsh reaction to this are assessed to complicate relations not only between institutions but also between the leaders of the two countries.

President Erdogan, for his part, drew attention to the alliance relationship with the United States in his remarks at the weekend and gave the message that the parties will work together in the next period.

“Our long and close alliance relationship with the United States, we want to actively use all the solution of regional and global problems,” said Erdogan, in the center of Turkey’s foreign policy was also noted that NATO.

A message sender from the Erdogan Halifax security conference, “In particular, we attach great importance to our position in NATO, we have been a member for 68 years. Turkey’s borders are at the same time the limits of NATO. Today, as a reliable ally in the face of new challenges and threats facing NATO, we assume critical responsibilities, “he said.

Unlike in the Trump era, the new US administration is expected to pay much more attention to NATO and transatlantic relations and cooperate more closely with the EU.

Turkey on the basis of criticism made in recent years include the EU’s assessments and even gradually moves away from NATO.

Turkey is also expected to be a positive influence in entering a new period of normalization of relations with the United States than the Biden administration in its relations with Europe.

However, during which Turkey’s purchase of the S-400 air defense system from Russia is recorded, Biden will remain the number one obstacle to Turkish-American relations.