Türkiye’s space industry is no longer the limiting factor in its potential participation in Artemis Accords. If industrial capability is no longer the limiting factor, what strategic and diplomatic choices does Artemis participation actually demand? Possible space and lunar policy pathways following a hypothetical Artemis accessionJoining the Artemis Accords would not, by itself, define Türkiye’s future in space. Elif Yüksel is a Turkish pioneer in space diplomacy and space policy. She is a Fulbright Scholar, Space Policy Institute Fellow, and an alumna of the International Space University.