Erdogan says Turkey to start ratifying Finland's NATO bid

Turkey’s president says he will back Finland’s Nato bid

Sweden still out in cold, over Erdogan's soft on "terrorism" claims.

Turkey to start ratifying Finland's NATO bid, Erdogan says

President Tayyip Erdogan said on Friday that Turkey's parliament will begin ratifying Finland's NATO bid, but not that of Sweden, removing the biggest remaining hurdle to enlarging the Western defense alliance as war continues to rage in Ukraine. Speaking in Ankara alongside Finnish counterpart Sauli Niinisto, Erdogan said Helsinki won…

Turkey's Erdogan seals deal on Finland joining Nato

It has taken months, but Finland's bid to join Nato has finally secured the backing of Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan after a ceremony with his Finnish counterpart in Ankara.

Turkey's President Says He Will Back Finland's NATO Bid

Turkey's President Recep Tayyip Erdogan said Friday that his government would move forward with ratifying Finland's NATO application, paving the way for the country to join the military bloc ahead of Sweden.  The breakthrough came as Finnish President Sauli Niinisto was in Ankara to meet with Erdogan. Both Finland and Sweden applied to become NATO members 10 months ago in the wake of Russia's invasion of Ukraine, abandoning decades of nonalignme…

Turkey to start ratifying Finland’s NATO membership after months of opposition

Turkey’s president says his country will begin ratifying Finland’s bid to become a NATO member, paving the way for the country to join the security alliance after months of

Turkey's president says he will back Finland's NATO bid

President Recep Tayyip Erdogan of Turkey said Friday that his government would move forward with ratifying Finland's NATO application, paving the way for the country to join the military bloc ahead of Sweden.