Hungary has said it will approve Sweden's NATO bid now that Turkey has dropped its objection, but both the Hungarian and Turkish parliaments will not take up the issue until the fall. Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan said Wednesday that his country's parliament...
Sullivan Says US to Move Forward With $20 Billion F-16 Sale to Turkey
National Security Advisor Jake Sullivan said Tuesday that the Biden administration will move forward with a $20 billion sale of Lockheed Martin-made F-16 fighter jets to Turkey. Sullivan's comments came a day after Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan agreed to back...
Turkey’s Erdogan Agrees to Back Sweden’s NATO Membership
Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan has agreed to back Sweden's NATO membership on the eve of a two-day NATO summit in Lithuania. NATO Secretary-General Jens Stoltenberg said that Erdogan has agreed to submit Sweden's accession protocols to Turkey's Parliament, the...
Swedish Government Permits Quran-Burning Protest, Angering Turkey
The Swedish government permitted a Quran-burning protest that took place in Sweden on Wednesday, a move that angered Turkey and made it less likely that Ankara will approve Stockholm's NATO membership before the Vilnius summit in July. Swedish police said the approval...
US Still Expects Sweden to Join NATO This July Despite Erdogan’s Comments
The US ambassador to Turkey expects Sweden to become a NATO member by the Vilnius summit that will be held this July despite recent comments from Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan. "We hope Sweden can become a member of NATO soon," Ambassador Jeffry...
Erdogan Says No NATO Membership for Sweden at Vilnius Summit
Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan said Wednesday that Sweden should not expect Ankara's approval to join NATO at the alliance's upcoming summit that will be held in Vilnius this July. Erdogan said the Swedish government must do more to curb anti-Turkish protests....
Sweden Approves Extradition of PKK Supporter to Turkey Amid NATO Bid
Sweden on Monday approved the extradition of a man to Turkey who has previously expressed support for the PKK, a Kurdish militant group Turkey, the US, and the EU consider a terrorist organization. Turkey has refused to approve Sweden's NATO bid over the Nordic...
Syrian, Turkish Foreign Ministers to Hold First Meeting in Over a Decade
The Turkish and Syrian foreign ministers will hold their first meeting in more than a decade on Wednesday in Moscow as more and more countries are taking steps to normalize with Damascus. The meeting will also be attended by the foreign ministers of Russia and Iran...
Turkey Rejects US Request to Send S-400 Air Defense System to Ukraine
Turkish Foreign Minister Mevlut Cavusoglu said that Turkey has rejected a US request for Ankara to provide Kyiv with Russian-made S-400 missile defense systems it purchased from Moscow in 2017. Cavusoglu said the US proposal violated Turkey's sovereignty and suggested...
Turkish Official Says Condition for Syria Withdrawal Is End of ‘YPG Threat’
A Turkish official has said the condition for a Turkish withdrawal from Syria is the end of the "YPG threat" in the country, referring to the primary military component of the SDF, the Kurdish-led group that is backed by the US. The comments came after Syrian and...