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Turkey lifts veto on Finland, Sweden joining NATO, clearing path for expansion

NATO ally Turkey lifted its veto over Finland and Sweden's bid to join the Western alliance on Tuesday after the three nations agreed to protect each other's security, ending a weeks-long drama that tested allied unity against Russia's invasion of Ukraine.

Reuters

Turkish objections to NATO expansion find Hill skepticism

WASHINGTON — Lawmakers in both parties are signaling that Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan should not expect them to sweeten the pot as he seeks concessions in return for dropping his objections to Sweden and Finland joining NATO.

Tribune News Service

Erdogan Says He Wants Results, Not Words from Sweden and Finland

President Tayyip Erdogan held firm on his stance towards Finland and Sweden's NATO bids on Tuesday, saying Turkey wanted results not words to address its concerns, adding he will also push US President Joe Biden on a "stalled" F-16 fighter jet purchase. Breaking with decades of a policy of neutrality,…

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Turkish objections to NATO expansion find Hill skepticism - Roll Call

U.S. lawmakers say they won't sweeten the pot with things like more weapon systems to convince Turkish officials to allow NATO expansion.

Roll Call

Erdogan says he wants results, not words from Sweden and Finland

President Tayyip Erdogan held firm on his stance towards Finland and Sweden's NATO bids on Tuesday, saying Turkey wanted results not words to address its concerns, adding he will also push U.S. President Joe Biden on a "stalled" F-16 fighter jet purchase.

Reuters

Turkish Firm Gifts Drones to Ukraine

Turkish drone-manufacturer Baykar, which has President Recep Tayyip Erdogan's son-in-law as one of its directors, offered three of its drones to the Ukrainian army on Monday. In a statement posted on Twitter, the company noted that a crowdfunding campaign had raised enough money to buy several of its TB2 UAVs…

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Sweden’s Kurds Fear They May Pay Price for NATO Bid as Turkey Fumes

Kurds in Sweden's large diaspora are worried they will become a pawn in the negotiations over Stockholm's ambition to join NATO if the West makes concessions to win Turkish support. Sweden, along with Finland, applied for NATO membership in response to Russia's invasion of Ukraine, with their bids warmly welcomed…

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Turkey Denies Contact with Syrian Regime to Discuss Refugees’ Return

Turkey denied reports suggesting it held contacts with the regime of President Bashar al-Assad to discuss the return of Syrian refugees, asserting that communications are limited to the security and intelligence services. Turkish presidential spokesman, Ibrahim Kalin, stressed that there were no political contacts between Turkey and the Assad regime.…

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NATO Holds Summit with Gaze on Russia - and China

Russia’s invasion of Ukraine has shocked NATO back to first principles. Seven decades after it was founded, the North Atlantic Treaty Organization is meeting in Madrid this week with an urgent need to reassert its original mission: preventing Russian aggression against Western allies. Leaders of the world’s most powerful military…

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Iran Says Seeking Long-term Cooperation with Turkey

Iranian Foreign Minister Hossein Amir-Abdollahian announced that efforts are underway to draft a document on long-term comprehensive cooperation between his country and Turkey. He made his remarks ahead of talks in Ankara on Monday with his Turkish counterpart Mevlut Cavusoglu. The officials discussed cooperation between their countries and ways to…

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EXPLAINER: NATO holds summit with gaze on Russia — and China

The North Atlantic Treaty Organization is meeting in Madrid this week with an urgent need to reassert its original mission: preventing Russian aggression against Western democracies

The Independent UK

Sweden's Kurds fear they may pay price for NATO bid as Turkey fumes

Kurds in Sweden's large diaspora are worried they will become a pawn in the negotiations over Stockholm's ambition to join NATO if the West makes concessions to win Turkish support.

Reuters

Revealed: Greek police coerce asylum seekers into pushing fellow migrants back to Turkey

Six forcibly recruited men speak out about brutal illegal pushbacks involving threats, beating and looting

The Guardian - UK

Why Europe’s next war could be between Greece and Turkey

Even if Turkey won militarily, it would only further destabilise its economy and isolate itself more from other Nato members, says Oliver Hartwich

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Al Jazeera

NATO’s summit 2022 in Madrid: 5 things to know

Leaders of the world’s largest defence alliance will convene in Madrid this week for the NATO heads of state summit.

The Independent UK

NATO to boost rapid reaction force, Ukraine military support

NATO secretary general Jens Stoltenberg says the military alliance wants to increase the size of its rapid reaction forces from the current 40,000 to over 300,000

The Guardian - UK

Germany looks to temporary foreign workers to ease airport staff shortages

Government plans to recruit several thousand from Turkey as airline industry struggles to meet demand

The National (Scotland)

SNP MP makes case for independent Scotland to global migration conference in Turkey

THE UK Government’s “bureaucratic” and sluggish response to the Ukrainian refugees crisis would not be replicated in an independent Scotland,…

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British mum thought she was going to die after 'botched' £5,000 plastic surgery in Turkey

WARNING: GRAPHIC IMAGES Tracy Marriott from Eastbourne, East Sussex, flew to Istanbul, Turkey, to undergo a tummy tuck and boob job which she hoped would improve her self-confidence

Reuters

Go-slow Turkey unlikely to reach Nordics deal at NATO meet - sources

A NATO summit this week is unlikely to see a breakthrough to overcome Turkey's opposition to Sweden and Finland's membership bids as Ankara takes an unrushed approach to negotiations, according to Turkish officials and Western diplomats.

Reuters

NATO to pledge aid to Baltics and Ukraine, urge Turkey to let in Nordics

NATO leaders will urge Turkish President Tayyip Erdogan to lift his veto over Finland and Sweden's bid to join the military alliance when they meet for a three-day summit on Tuesday, as the West strives to send Russia and China a signal of resolve.

Reuters

Erdogan to meet with leaders of Sweden, Finland before NATO summit

Turkish President Tayyip Erdogan will attend a round of talks with the leaders of Sweden and Finland, as well as NATO on Tuesday ahead of the summit in Madrid, Turkish presidential spokesman Ibrahim Kalin said on Sunday.

The Independent UK

Arrests in Istanbul as LGBTQ marchers try to defy Pride ban

Dozens of people have been detained in central Istanbul after city authorities banned an LGBTQ Pride march Turkey previously was one of the few Muslim-majority countries to allow Pride marches

Reuters

Turkish police prevent Istanbul Pride from going ahead

Turkish police blocked hundreds of people from gathering for Istanbul's annual Pride parade on Sunday and detained dozens after local authorities banned the march from going ahead again this year.

Al Jazeera

The refugees cast adrift in the Mediterranean

Despite overwhelming evidence that asylum seekers have been brutally pushed back from Greek waters, authorities deny it.

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