Recep Tayyip Erdogan: "We do not believe it is right to impose on Türkiye a choice between 'the…"

Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan told Newsweek that Ankara will not be pushed into choosing one global bloc over another, describing a foreign policy that keeps NATO membership while building ties with China and other emerging powers. In the interview, Erdogan said his country is a NATO ally of the United States and a neighbor of Iran, with open channels to both as he seeks to stop regional fighting from widening. He also said Turkey can maintain contact with Moscow and Kyiv to help mediate in Ukraine. Erdogan cited a new defense pact with Saudi Arabia and Pakistan under which an attack against any signatory would trigger a collective response, and he called for changes to the U.N. Security Council so it better reflects current global power.