Erdogan tells Sweden not to expect Turkey’s support for its Nato bid after Quran-burning protests

ASSOCIATED PRESS

President Tayyip Erdogan responded to Quran-burning protests that took place outside the Turkish embassy in Stockholm by declaring that Turkey will not support Sweden’s bid to join the North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO).

The Turkish president said on Monday that if Sweden doesn’t show respect to Turkey or Muslims, “they won’t see any support from us on the Nato issue”.