Speaking at the Shanghai Cooperation Organisation Summit in Kyrgyzstan, President Erdogan said Türkiye would seek to advance cooperation in every field. Led by China, Russia, Iran, and other Eurasian powers, the SCO represents nearly half the world's population in the East. As conflicts from Ukraine to the Middle East reshape the global order, many critics see the SCO as a growing challenge to the West, but for Türkiye it is a matter of balancing its NATO commitments while deepening ties with Eurasia.