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Turkey’s Erdogan defies pressure over Sweden’s NATO application

Turkish president says the Nordic nation has not fully addressed his security concerns.

Al Jazeera · Jun 14, 2023

Turkey’s Erdogan still refusing to endorse Nato membership for Sweden

The alliance wants to welcome Sweden during a summit in July – but is being held up by Ankara’s insistance that Stockholm do more to alleviate its security concerns

The Independent UK · Jun 14, 2023

Erdogan says no change in Turkey's stance on Sweden's NATO membership

Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan has said that NATO should not bet on his country approving Sweden’s application to join the Western military alliance before a July summit because the Nordic nation has not fully addressed his security concerns

The Independent UK · Jun 14, 2023

Sweden turns to the right: Meeting a new generation of political activists

For the first time in Sweden's political history, the right-wing coalition struck a cooperation agreement with the right-wing populist Sweden Democrats in October 2022 in order to secure a slim parliamentary majority. This allowed Ulf Kristersson, leader of the Moderate Party, to be elected prime minister by a narrow margin.…

France 24 · Apr 13, 2023

Finland’s NATO bid a step closer

Finland is a step closer to joining NATO after becoming a signatory to the Western military alliance.

The New Daily · Mar 23, 2023

Did Russian ties to Koran-burning outside Turkish embassy derail Sweden’s NATO bid?

The timing couldn’t have been worse. Turkey had already threatened to derail Sweden’s NATO aspirations when a far-right extremist set fire to a Koran outside the Turkish embassy in Stockholm. On Friday, Ankara issued its verdict on Sweden and Finland’s joint NATO bid: For now, Turkey would only start ratifying…

France 24 · Mar 21, 2023

EU conference raises 7 billion euros for earthquake recovery in Turkey, Syria

The European Union on Monday announced donor pledges worth seven billion euros to help Turkey and Syria recover from last month's earthquake. Ankara estimates the bill for rebuilding at well over 10 times that figure.

Radio France Internationale · Mar 21, 2023

Turkey’s Erdogan says he will back Finland’s NATO bid

Finland and Sweden jointly applied for membership, but Ankara has so far backed only Helsinki’s bid.

Al Jazeera · Mar 17, 2023

Turkey's president says he will back Finland's NATO bid

Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan said Friday that he would support Finland’s NATO application, paving the way for the country to join the military bloc ahead of Sweden

The Independent UK · Mar 17, 2023

US urges Turkey to allow NATO expansion as officials set to meet

U.S. national security adviser Jake Sullivan urged Turkey to ratify the membership bids of Sweden and Finland into NATO as pressure builds on two remaining holdouts to approve the expansion of the military alliance.

Tribune News Service · Mar 14, 2023