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Erdogan says Turkey positive on Finland's NATO bid, not Sweden's: Turkey looks positively on Finland's application for NATO membership, but does not support ...
reuters.com/world/europe/turkey-looks-positively-finlands-nato-bid-not-swedens-erdogan-2023-02-01/

Sweden cannot join NATO if Quran-burning is allowed: Erdogan: ANKARA, Turkey: Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan reaffirmed Wednesday (Feb 1) that Turkey ...
channelnewsasia.com/world/turkey-will-not-allow-sweden-join-nato-finland-quran-burning-demonstration-3246776

Erdogan Pledges Rate Cuts in Bid for Pre-Election Economic Boost: Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan pledged the nation will keep slashing its benchmark ...
bloomberg.com/news/articles/2023-02-01/erdogan-pledges-rate-cuts-in-bid-for-pre-election-economic-boost

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Can Turkey's Erdogan decouple Finland's and Sweden’s NATO bids? : Though Erdogan is adopting a more positive attitude toward Finland's NATO bid as ...
al-monitor.com/originals/2023/02/can-turkeys-erdogan-decouple-finlands-and-swedens-nato-bids

Turkey positive on Finland’s NATO bid, not Sweden’s: Erdogan: Turkey looks positively on Finland’s application for NATO membership, but does not support Sweden’s ...
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Sweden's NATO accession: Erdoğan is not concerned with Sweden: Sweden was due to join NATO this week. But Turkey is blocking the expansion ...
zeit.de/politik/ausland/2023-11/schwedens-nato-beitritt-tuerkei-blockade-islam
Paid articlePaywallTurkey's Kurds eye kingmaker role in election against Erdogan: Kurds who have long felt sidelined in Turkish politics could have a decisive role in a closely ...
reuters.com/world/middle-east/turkeys-kurds-eye-kingmaker-role-election-against-erdogan-2023-03-21/

Niinistö: Sweden security OK if Finland joins NATO first: HELSINKI (AP) — Sweden won't be in a vulnerable security situation even if Finland joins NATO first ...
apnews.com/article/finland-sweden-president-nato-membership-turkey-ea9e25d203143ae8f7336f387bc1a170

Stoltenberg for rapid admission: NATO open to Finland and Sweden joining separately
n-tv.de/politik/NATO-offen-fuer-getrennten-Beitritt-Finnlands-und-Schwedens-article23916817.html

UK-led coalition force ‘increases activity’ to secure north: The Joint Expeditionary Force has "increased military activities to provide greater levels of ...
ukdefencejournal.org.uk/uk-led-coalition-force-increases-activity-to-secure-north/

Erdogan says Turkey may block Sweden's Nato membership bid: The president said he would not support Sweden's bid until it extradited dozens of "terrorists".
bbc.com/news/world-europe-64446439

Key FactsThe Situation in the Morning: Hooray, no fascism in Europe after all (at least for the time being)!
Apr 11, 2023 · Reading time: ~0 sec.
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- Giorgia Meloni, Italy's new Prime Minister, has been in office for 100 days.
- However, in European and foreign policy, Prime Minister Meloni is following in the footsteps of her predecessor, super-European Mario Draghi.
- Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdoan is waiting for the opposition to present a candidate.
- Both could be strong contenders.
- But it appears that one will not â" and the other faces an absurd sentence: Imamolu could lose his office and be barred from politics.
Turkey opposition vows to cut presidential powers if it wins vote: Alliance of opposition parties presents 240-page programme ahead of presidential and ...
aljazeera.com/news/2023/1/30/turkey-opposition-vows-to-strengthen-democracy-ahead-of-may-vote

Erdogan blocks NATO plans: Finland loudly ponders accession without Sweden: In the face of a Koran burning in Stockholm, Erdogan threatens to block Sweden's ...
n-tv.de/politik/Finnland-denkt-laut-ueber-Beitritt-ohne-Schweden-nach-article23865853.html

For Erdogan, Blocking Sweden's NATO Bid May Be Perfect For His Reelection Campaign
worldcrunch.com/world-affairs/sweden-nato-erdogan

Turkey has given up promoting political Islam abroad: Recep Tayyip Erdogan is mending fences with his Arab neighbours
economist.com/special-report/2023/01/16/turkey-has-given-up-promoting-political-islam-abroad

Pro-Kurdish party lawmaker claims growing US military presence in Greece is targeting Turkey - Nordic Monitor
nordicmonitor.com/2023/01/armenian-deputy-in-turkish-parliament-claims-us-military-presence-in-greece-is-against-turkey-military-bases-quadrupled/

Biden’s Hopes for Sweden and Finland in NATO Are Stuck on Erdogan’s Demands: The Turkish leader is complicating a major step in the showdown with Russia ...
nytimes.com/2022/12/08/us/politics/nato-expansion-us-turkey.html

'We humiliated ourselves': Sweden’s bid to join NATO meets continued resistance from Turkey
france24.com/en/europe/20221128-we-humiliated-ourselves-sweden-s-bid-to-join-nato-meets-continued-resistance-from-turkey

Sweden and Finland's accession: Turkey continues to block NATO expansion: Turkish President Erdogan continues to reject the NATO accession of Sweden and Finland ...
tagesschau.de/ausland/europa/nato-beitritt-schweden-tuerkei-101.html

Key FactsNATO Accession Talks: Kristersson on a Difficult Mission
Apr 20, 2023 · Reading time: ~0 sec.
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- Sweden and Finland have already agreed not to continue helping the YPG and PYD in the pact.
- What are the ramifications of extraditing PKK members?
- In any case, another item in the summer memoranda appears to be far more contentious.
- It states that Sweden and Finland will "deal swiftly and thoroughly" with Turkey's extradition requests for terror suspects.
- It claims that the problem is not so much with Finland as it is with Sweden.
Turkey warns Finland, Sweden must ‘take steps’ before NATO approval: Turkey will not formally approve Finland and Sweden's membership of NATO until the two ...
thelocal.se/20221105/turkey-warns-finland-sweden-must-take-steps-before-nato-approval/

Amineh Kakabaveh: Perschmerga in the Swedish parliament.: Amineh Kakabaveh is the favorite enemy of the Turkish president as a Swedish MP ...
freitag.de/autoren/der-freitag/die-schwedische-parlamentsabgeordnete-amineh-kakabaveh-im-portraet

Erdoğan demands extradition of 73 "terror suspects" from Sweden: After signing the memorandum that is supposed to pave the way for Sweden and Finland to join ...
sueddeutsche.de/politik/tuerkei-schweden-nato-finnland-1.5613567

Key FactsSweden's Kurds are apprehensive about the Nato accord with Turkey.
Apr 27, 2023 · Reading time: ~30 sec.
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- The Stockholm-Helsinki agreement on NATO entry with Turkey has been denounced in Sweden as a "sell-out of democratic values."
- Kurds in Sweden now fear growing pressure from Turkey.
- "A disgrace for Sweden, a swindle on the Kurds."
- A request by Ankara for the extradition of a journalist living in Sweden, who according to Turkish sources is a member of an armed terrorist organization, was also denied by the Supreme Court.
NATO's northern expansion: Erdoğan still unwilling to compromise: One day before the Nato summit in Madrid, Turkey's president has once again emphasized his ...
spiegel.de/ausland/recep-tayyip-erdogan-weiter-nicht-kompromissbereit-bei-nato-erweiterung-um-schweden-und-finnland-a-257ed016-e3f8-4d1d-807f-0b5b9c6c3997

“Turkey maintains that the admission of Sweden and Finland entails risks for its own security and the organisation’s future ... Show more
Recep Tayyip Erdogan on NATO expansion: Turkey’s president explains why his country is blocking Sweden and Finland from joining
economist.com/by-invitation/2022/05/30/recep-tayyip-erdogan-on-nato-expansion

Swedish security analysis: another step toward NATO?: Sweden's NATO membership would increase the country's security. This is the conclusion of a security ...
tagesschau.de/ausland/schweden-nato-sicherheitsananlyse-101.html

Key FactsNew Security Analysis: Sweden Highlights Benefits of NATO Membership
Apr 29, 2023 · Reading time: ~30 sec.
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- "Eine schwedische NATO-Mitgliedschaft würde die Schwelle für militärische Konflikte erhöhen und damit einen konfliktpräventiven Effekt in Nordeuropa haben" according to the analysis.
- The most significant consequence of possible NATO membership would be that Sweden would fall under the collective security of the alliance.
- The Social Democrats of Sweden's Minister President Magdalena Andersson, who govern in a minority government, will to make a decision on their own position in the NATO crisis on Sunday.
- Moskau has already reacted negatively to Finland's and Sweden's plans.
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