Turkey's New Plans with NATO and Turkic Countries

May 14, 2026, 21:58

Introduction

Turkey is working more with NATO and Turkic countries like Kazakhstan.

Main Body

Turkey is a very important member of NATO. Turkey and the UK help the group stay strong. They train together and buy new planes. Turkey wants to help NATO members work together to stop threats from Russia. Turkey also wants to work with Turkic countries. President Erdogan says the world needs better rules to help people in places like Gaza. Turkey is building a new trade route. This route moves energy and goods from Central Asia to Europe. Turkey and Kazakhstan are now close friends. They signed thirteen agreements about schools, energy, and defense. They will build drones together. They also want to trade 15 billion dollars of goods.

Conclusion

Turkey is a key part of NATO and a leader for Turkic countries.

Learning

🌍 The 'Action' Secret

Look at how the text describes things happening now or as a plan.

1. Simple Present for Facts We use the base word for things that are always true:

Turkey is a member.
They want to help.

2. The 'ing' Action (Happening Now) When something is in progress, we use is/are + ing:

Turkey is working (Active now) $\rightarrow$ is working
Turkey is building (Active now) $\rightarrow$ is building

🛠️ Word Building: Money & Power

If you want to talk about business (A2 Level), learn these pairs from the text:

Trade route $\rightarrow$ A path for buying/selling.
Agreements $\rightarrow$ Official promises/contracts.
Goods $\rightarrow$ Things you can sell (clothes, food, oil).

💡 Quick Tip: 'Together'

Notice how many times the text uses 'Together'.

Train together $\rightarrow$ Build together $\rightarrow$ Work together.

To reach A2, stop using only "and." Use "Together" to show a partnership!