Bangladesh, Sept. 6 -- Türkiyes foreign policy has long been a subject of fascination, frustration, and sometimes confusion for global observers. Its trajectory over the past two decades-whether described as hedging, balancing, or bargaining-defies easy categorization. While some critics argue that Ankaras approach is contradictory, others see it as a sophisticated recalibration in response to a changing international order. Either way, Türkiye has emerged as one of the few countries capable of straddling both the Western and non-Western worlds, not by accident, but by deliberate design.

The debate over Türkiyes multivector strategy took center stage in 2013, when Ankara joined the Shanghai Cooperation Organization (SCO) a...