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The Independent UK
The Independent UK
National
Borzou Daragahi

‘Turkey got what it wanted’: An Erdogan victory, a poll bump, but little substance in Nato expansion deal

Reuters

It was criticised by his political opponents as too little, shrugged off as unenforceable by experts and ultimately may do little to improve his political fortunes ahead of major elections scheduled for a year from now.

But Turkey’s agreement to allow Sweden and Finland join Nato in exchange for concessions generated positive press and accolades among supporters of the government and sympathetic media, a rare island of good news for President Recep Tayyip Erdogan amid a sea of economic troubles.

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