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”A summit in the name of strengthening partnership and development”, “BRICS on the road to a multipolar world” – these and other similar headlines may be seen in Middle Eastern media commenting on the 16^th BRICS summit in Kazan.

Turkey continues to maneuver between East and West and seeks economic benefits from cooperation with all sides. Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan had the confidence to declare his desire to join BRICS when he personally arrived at the BRICS summit in Kazan.

Erdoğan characterised relations with Russia as ‘multifaceted’ at the BRICS summit in Kazan. However, the many facets do not mean that everything is in perfect order. The Turks once again reminded the Russians of some of the contradictions.