{"id":12983,"date":"2026-04-26T07:40:25","date_gmt":"2026-04-26T07:40:25","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/be\/12983\/"},"modified":"2026-04-26T07:40:25","modified_gmt":"2026-04-26T07:40:25","slug":"eu-praises-turkeys-military-strength-and-strategic-economic-importance","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/be\/12983\/","title":{"rendered":"EU Praises Turkey&#8217;s Military Strength and Strategic Economic Importance"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><a href=\"#a-military-bulwark-why-does-europe-need-the-turkish-army-now\" class=\"table-link no-link anchor-link\" data-index=\"rb-heading-index-0\">A Military Bulwark: Why Does Europe Need the Turkish Army Now?<\/a><a href=\"#economic-superiority-turkey-outpaces-8220mercosur8221-in-brussels8217-calculations\" class=\"table-link no-link anchor-link\" data-index=\"rb-heading-index-1\">Economic Superiority: Turkey Outpaces \u201cMercosur\u201d in Brussels\u2019 Calculations<\/a><\/p>\n<p>Brussels \u2013 In a dramatic shift in European rhetoric, EU Expansion Commissioner Marta Kos confirmed that Turkey is an \u201cindispensable\u201d state for the bloc, praising its military capabilities as a guarantee for security in the Black Sea region. Speaking before the European Parliament, Kos emphasized that Turkey\u2019s powerful army plays a pivotal role amid escalating security crises. Accordingly, the future of Turkey\u2019s EU accession 2026 represents a new beginning based on strategic interests, as Brussels begins to view Ankara as a security and economic partner transcending traditional disputes.<\/p>\n<p>A Military Bulwark: Why Does Europe Need the Turkish Army Now?<\/p>\n<p>European statements focused on Turkish military weight as a \u201csafety valve\u201d to counter the repercussions of the Russia-Ukraine war and secure shipping routes. Obviously, Europe\u2019s need for Ankara as a security regulator in the Black Sea prompted Brussels to acknowledge Turkey\u2019s status as the second-largest power in NATO. As a result, Turkish circles welcomed this explicit recognition of their strength, noting that \u201cRealpolitik\u201d is now dictating the negotiation table between the two sides.<\/p>\n<p>Economic Superiority: Turkey Outpaces \u201cMercosur\u201d in Brussels\u2019 Calculations<\/p>\n<p>European admiration didn\u2019t stop at weaponry; it extended to economics. Kos stated that the relationship with Ankara in energy, transport, and digital links outweighs the importance of the alliance with the Latin American \u201cMercosur\u201d bloc. Certainly, Turkey\u2019s position as a bridge connecting Europe to the Caucasus and Central Asia makes it an unavoidable player in the new global economic engineering. Accordingly, the future of Turkey\u2019s EU accession 2026 remains linked to both parties\u2019 ability to capitalize on this historical moment, transforming military and economic partnership into a tangible political reality.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"A Military Bulwark: Why Does Europe Need the Turkish Army Now?Economic Superiority: Turkey Outpaces \u201cMercosur\u201d in Brussels\u2019 Calculations&hellip;\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":12984,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[5],"tags":[18,125,1585,7833],"class_list":{"0":"post-12983","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-brussels","8":"tag-brussels","9":"tag-european-union","10":"tag-turkey","11":"tag-voice-of-emirates"},"share_on_mastodon":{"url":"https:\/\/pubeurope.com\/@be\/116469879500621641","error":""},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/be\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/12983","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/be\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/be\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/be\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/be\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=12983"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/be\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/12983\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/be\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/12984"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/be\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=12983"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/be\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=12983"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/be\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=12983"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}