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“Türkiye’s full inclusion in the European Union’s defence efforts is indispensable for Europe’s peace and security,” Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan said on November 7, choosing to speak on the matter amid the speculation over what the election of Donald Trump to a second term as US president could mean for the future coherence of Nato. As analysts looked at whether Trump could go so far as to withdraw the US from Nato, taking Washington on an isolationist path and essentially leaving the European Nato states to attend to their own defence, Erdogan emphasised that Turkey—which has the l…