Turkish Legislature Approves Sweden’s NATO Membership Bid

Published on January 23, 2024

Sweden is another step closer to becoming NATO’s 32nd member after the parliament of Turkey on Tuesday voted to ratify the Nordic country’s application to join the transatlantic military alliance. The vote comes three months after Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan sent Sweden’s NATO membership bill to parliament for ratification. Mr. Erdoğan is expected to sign the bill into law in the coming days, although he has a track record of using Sweden’s entry into NATO as leverage to negotiate the sale of 40 new F-16 jet fighters from the United States. The $20 billion warplane deal has been held up in the U.S. Senate....

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