The same is true of Turkey, with its robust banking sector, thriving domestic market, growing importance to Middle East and energy politics, NATO membership, European Union membership bid, and ties to ethnic cousins across Central Asia.
如果纯粹地从经济潜能和基础来看，韩国更有资格入选。虽然受到邪恶的小兄弟北韩随时崩盘的危险，韩国坚实的经济实力随时准备接纳来自邻国的难民潮。土耳其也有类似的情况：生机勃勃的银行业，发展势头强劲的国内市场，对中东和能源政策影响力日益增加。即将获得的北约和欧盟的席位，以及和中亚同族裔国家的进一步合作等。