Turkey has threatened to obstruct the process of Sweden and Finland joining the NATO military alliance if the two Nordic states fail to address Ankara’s “security concerns” related to the pair’s support for Kurdish militants outlawed in Turkey. On Wednesday, Swedish and Finnish delegations met with Turkish official in Ankara ...
Finland can give Turkey guarantees that it would not harbor Kurdistan Workers’ Party (PKK) members, designated as “terrorists” by both NATO and Ankara, Finnish Foreign Minister Pekka Haavisto said on Sunday. Earlier, Turkey voiced opposition to Finland and Sweden’s NATO membership requests, according to President Recep Tayyip Erdogan, who added ...