Turkey’s Erdogan submits Sweden’s bid for NATO membership to parliament

Turkey's President Recep Tayyip Erdogan addresses the 78th Session of the United Nations General Assembly in New York City, the US, on September 19 [File: Brendan McDermid/Reuters]

Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan has submitted a bill on Sweden’s NATO membership bid to parliament, after months of back-and-forth with Western countries over the issue.

Erdogan told his NATO allies at a summit in July that he would send the legislation to the Turkish parliament when it reconvened on October 1, having previously raised objections over a range of security concerns.