Prisoner diplomacy. How Russia manipulates the foreigner exchange in its relations with other countries
In 1987, Türkiye submitted an official application to join the EU, and in 2016, accession negotiations were suspended due to the Recep Tayyip Erdoğan government's failure to respect human rights in the country. In September 2024, the Republic of Türkiye applied to join the BRICS group of emerging-market nations, an international organization founded by Russia and China, Bloomberg wrote.