Day: July 10, 2023

Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan says the European Union should open the way for Ankara’s accession to the bloc before Turkey approves Sweden’s bid to join the NATO military alliance. Tarik Oguzlu from Istanbul Aydin University unpacks Türkiye’s …

With the trial of 17 Kurdish journalists due to start in Turkey on Tuesday, lawyers and media analysts say prolonged judicial processes are being used as a punishment and deterrent.The journalists were detained on June 8, 2022, but prosecutors did not …

Sweden’s membership of NATO took a big step forward on Monday after Turkey agreed to remove one of the last major roadblocks in return for help in reviving Turkey’s own chances of joining the European Union.Source: France24.com

NATO opened its summit Tuesday with fresh momentum after Turkey withdrew its objections to Sweden joining the alliance, a step toward the unity that Western leaders have been eager to demonstrate in the face of Russia’s invasion of Ukraine. The decisio…

Turkey’s leader likes to drive a hard bargain and his unpredictability has become something of a trademark, but what is Recep Tayyip Erdogan up to now?After months of holding up Sweden’s bid for membership of Nato, arguing that Stockholm is guilty of h…

Turkey’s President Recep Tayyip Erdogan agreed Monday to forward Sweden’s application to join NATO to his parliament for approval, the alliance’s head Jens Stoltenberg said. After talks in Vilnius with Erdogan and Sweden’s Prime Minister Ulf Kristersso…