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Officials from Turkiye, Finland and Sweden will meet in August to evaluate the progress made in fulfilling Ankara's counter-terrorism demands from the Nordic countries to lift its veto on...

A group of supporters of the People's Defense Units (YPG) held a demonstration in Finland's capital on Tuesday, protesting against the recent memorandum between Turkiye, Sweden and Finland. During the demonstration, participants...

Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan warned yesterday that Ankara can still "freeze" Sweden and Finland's accession to NATO unless they meet Ankara's security demands. Last month, Turkiye lifted its...

The first Somali-born member of Finland's parliament has been appointed the country's special representative on peace mediation in the Horn of Africa, the northeastern region where Somalia is located,...

Turkiye has today renewed requests for Sweden and Finland to extradite individuals it considers terrorists after the countries reached a deal over the Nordic nations' NATO membership bids, Justice Minister Bekir...

Turkiye's President, Recep Tayyip Erdogan, has warned that Ankara could still block the process if the two countries fail to fully meet his expectations, two days after agreeing to...

Turkiye's Justice Minister said on Wednesday that his country expects Sweden and Finland to extradite more than 30 "terrorists" under an agreement that lifted Ankara's objections to their bids...

After weeks of talks, Turkey has dropped its opposition to Finland and Sweden joining NATO in a deal that will see the two Nordic states address Ankara's security concerns...

Turkiye's Foreign Minister Mevlut Cavusoglu and US Secretary of State Antony Blinken discussed a range of issues over the phone on Saturday, including bilateral relations and the enlargement of...

Diplomatic meetings between Turkiye, Finland and Sweden about the Nordic countries' NATO membership will continue and an alliance summit in Madrid next week is not a deadline, Turkiye said...

If the Swedish government does not take steps to end the PKK terror group's actions within their countries, the negotiations are unlikely to progress for Sweden's NATO membership process,...

Asylum seekers sent from filthy, dangerous Libyan detention centres to Rwanda say their new quarters are a huge improvement but they still want to reach Europe – raising questions...

Reacting to the ongoing tension within NATO after Sweden and Finland applied to join the alliance, Secretary General Jens Stoltenberg has said that it is important to note that...

NATO Secretary-General Jens Stoltenberg said on Sunday that Turkey is a "vital ally" which has legitimate concerns" about terrorism. "When a vital key ally such as Turkey raises concerns...

Security concerns raised by Turkiye in its opposition to Finland's and Sweden's NATO membership applications are legitimate, NATO Secretary General Jens Stoltenberg said on Sunday during a visit to...

Sweden will look to make constructive progress in talks with Turkey on Ankara's objections over the Nordic country's application to join the NATO defensive alliance, Foreign Minister Ann Linde...

Turkiye will never allow terrorism-backing countries to join the North Atlantic Treaty Organisation (NATO), the Defence Ministry said on Tuesday. "Supporting a terrorist organisation that attacks an alliance member...

Turkiye will not change its position on the accession of Sweden and Finland to NATO before its conditions are met, President Recep Tayyip Erdogan has said. During a meeting with members...

Talks between Turkish officials and delegations from Sweden and Finland this week in Turkiye made little headway overcoming Ankara's objections to the Nordic countries joining NATO, and it is...

Sweden's prime minister said on Monday that talks with Turkey regarding Ankara's opposition to her country's bid to join NATO "will take some time." Magdalena Andersson told Swedish news...

Finland is ready to assure Turkey that the Nordic state's connections with the PKK Kurdish terror group will be monitored more closely, Anadolu has reported. Foreign Minister Pekka Haavisto...

Unless Sweden and Finland decide to support Turkey on 'fundamental issues'; Erdogan says he will not take a positive approach to NATO expansion

The Secretary General of the North Atlantic Treaty Organisation (NATO), Jens Stoltenberg, said it was "important" to address Turkiye's concerns on Finland and Sweden's applications to join the alliance....

Sweden's foreign minister today hit out at "disinformation" about Sweden and the Kurdistan Workers Party (PKK), after Turkey accused the Nordic country of giving support to the militant group,...

A Finnish Member of Parliament has called for a boycott of Turkish kebabs, holidays and cars, as Turkiye continues to insist that Finland and Sweden should not gain NATO...

Turkiye will say "no" to entry of Finland and Sweden into NATO, President Recep Tayyip Erdogan said Thursday, as senior representatives of the two countries are set to visit...

Finnish Prime Minister Sanna Marin said yesterday that her country and neighbouring Sweden want to join NATO "as soon as possible". Following a meeting with her Italian counterpart, Mario...

The United Nations said yesterday that Israel's expulsion of 13 Palestinian communities in  the occupied West Bank in order to conduct military exercises is "inhumane and illegal." This came during a visit by UN Humanitarian Coordinator, Samer Abdel Jaber,...

Turkish President, Tayyip Erdogan, said on Monday that Swedish and Finnish delegations should not bother coming to Ankara to convince it to approve their NATO bid, Reuters reports. Sweden's...

The potential NATO membership of Sweden and Finland got off to a bad start late last week with Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan saying that he does not have...

Finland's President Sauli Niinisto confirmed on Sunday that his country would apply for membership of the NATO military alliance, in a historic policy shift prompted by Russia's invasion of...

Fifteen European countries, on Friday, urged Israel to stop plans for more illegal settlements in the West Bank, according to an official statement, Anadolu News Agency reports. "We are...