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Turkey tells Sweden 'not to expect support' for NATO bid after burning of Koran

A participant stands with a flag of Turkey as the pro-Turkish organization Union of European Turkish Democrats (UETD) demonstrates in support of Turkey and President Recep Tayyip Erdogan outside the Turkish Embassy in Stockholm, on January 21, 2023. © Frederik Sandberg, AFP

Sweden should not expect Turkey's support for its NATO membership after a protest near the Turkish embassy in Stockholm at the weekend including the burning of a copy of the Koran, President Tayyip Erdogan said on Monday.

"Those who allow such blasphemy in front of our embassy (in Stockholm) can no longer expect our support for their NATO membership," Erdogan said in a speech after a cabinet meeting.

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