“At the Antalya summit, Erdoğan brought together leaders of 150 countries to tackle crises, promote alternatives to the Strait of Hormuz, and showcase the growing diplomatic clout of middle powers.”

“Turkey cemented its position of regional and global influence over the weekend by successfully bringing together top political figures from 150 countries for a key diplomatic meeting in Antalya to address global uncertainties, with middle powers coming together in a collective show of strength.”

“Leaders and representatives of Egypt, Syria, Pakistan, Qatar, UAE, Saudi Arabia, Azerbaijan, Kazakhstan, Georgia, Moldova, Ukraine and several others as well as even a delegation from Iran engaged in a flurry of bilateral meetings and wider debates towards coordinated responses and development plans addressing political, economic and security challenges in the context of the historic reshape of the regional and global stages and their challenges.”

“The leaders of Turkey, Egypt and Pakistan continued their efforts during the summit towards the mediation of the Iran war, as regional diplomatic efforts have now taken center stage in global diplomacy acting as the middle ground that engage Tehran and Washington under the watch of the Gulf states who used to conduct central diplomatic mediations, but have been now dragged into the war by Iran.”

“Qatar’s Amir Sheikh Tamim bin Hamad Al Thani joined Erdoğan and Pakistan’s Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif for a trilateral meeting on developments in the Iran war, a sign of the continuing gravity of regional diplomacy.”

“But another key focus of the summit was exploring immediate alternatives to the Strait of Hormuz crisis, with participating countries pushing for regional solutions together, towards new corridors and routes, logistics hubs, and energy connectivity.”

“Multiple countries in the forum said the Middle Corridor is emerging as a strategic transit route between Asia and Europe and a strong Eurasian alternative amid global supply chain disruptions in the Middle East.”