Turkish President Erdogan on EU: Strategic blindness toward Türkiye unfortunately still clearly exists in many institutions of the Union. It must now be understood that a European Union without Türkiye as a full member will not become a global actor or a center of attraction. We are not a country whose value is remembered only when needed, whose door is knocked on when necessary, and which is sidelined at other times. We never have been, and we never will be. The European Union must fully appreciate Türkiye’s constructive stance and must not misuse it. It should refrain from actions and rhetoric that would put this at risk. Let it not be forgotten: neither is Türkiye the old Türkiye, nor is the world the same world confined to the sphere of influence of Western states. A new world is being built—one where regional cooperation is gaining importance, new actors are emerging, and the global system is rapidly evolving toward multipolarity. Türkiye is among the strongest countries poised to become one of the poles of this new system. Today, Europe’s need for Türkiye is greater than Türkiye’s need for Europe. And this need will grow even more tomorrow. Europe is at a crossroads: Either it will see Türkiye’s growing power and global weight as an opportunity to overcome its bottleneck, or it will allow exclusionary rhetoric to darken Europe’s future. Our hope is that decision-makers in Europe will abandon their political and historical prejudices and focus on developing sincere, genuine, and equal-level relations with Türkiye. Such a relationship will benefit the European continent, of which Türkiye is an inseparable part.