Turkey has waved Sweden into Nato, marking a strategic blow to Russia in the High North and Baltic Sea regions.
Turkish MPs voted by 287 to 55 with four abstentions to ratify Sweden's Nato entry in Ankara on Tuesday (23 January) evening.
The move was "in line with the national interests of our country", said Fuat Oktay, an MP from the ruling AKP party, in the parliamentary debate.
The AKP, the nationalist MHP, and main opposition CHP parties voted yes. The nationalist Iyi a...
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Already a member? Login hereAndrew Rettman is EUobserver's Foreign Affairs Editor. He has been writing about foreign and security affairs for EUobserver since 2005. He is Polish but grew up in the UK. He has also written for The Guardian, The Telegraph, and The Times of London.
Andrew Rettman is EUobserver's Foreign Affairs Editor. He has been writing about foreign and security affairs for EUobserver since 2005. He is Polish but grew up in the UK. He has also written for The Guardian, The Telegraph, and The Times of London.