Turkey needs to apply for the membership in BRICS as soon as possible to free itself from the "hegemony of the Atlantic," the deputy leader of Turkey's Patriotic Party (Vatan), Hakan Topkurulu, told Sputnik.
"Turkey should, as soon as possible, file an application to join BRICS. The world's foreign trade system should free itself from the hegemony of the Atlantic through BRICS," Topkurulu said.
In June, Foreign Minister Hakan Fidan also said that Ankara intended to join BRICS.