Turkey Demands Finland And Sweden Extradite ‘Terrorists’
Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan speaks out against asylum policies that harbor terror suspects.
NATO Expansion Opposed By Turkey And Hungary
January 19, 2023—NATO defense ministers met in Brussels yesterday, joined by their counterparts from Finland and Sweden, two countries eager to join the alliance. But to join NATO, Finland and Sweden need to win over all 30 NATO members, and that's not so easy. Since May of 2022, Turkey and Hungary have opposed their membership bids of Finland and Sweden.
In Turkey's case, Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan has long complained that the two countries provide refuge for Kurdish terrorists. This week, he reiterated his call for Sweden and Finland to extradite more than 100 asylum seekers to Turkey.
"For this to pass the parliamen...