OPINION
The Balance Has Shifted: The EU Now Needs Türkiye More Than Türkiye Needs the EU
President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan’s statement in an interview with Al Jazeera that “the European Union is not our priority” is one of the clearest expressions yet of both the frustration that has accumulated over decades in Türkiye–EU relations and the shifting balance of power between the two sides.