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US approves Sweden, Finland NATO, Turkey warns of conditions
US President Joe Biden signed Washington’s approval for Sweden and Finland to join the North Atlantic Treaty Alliance (NATO) on Tuesday, describing it as a “watershed moment” for European and global stability.
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Biden, Kadhimi meet ahead of summit on security in Jeddah
US President Joe Biden and Iraqi Prime Minister Mustafa al-Kadhimi met ahead of the Jeddah Security and Development Summit hosted by Saudi Arabia on Saturday, July 16, and released a shared statement.
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Biden-Erdogan meeting stresses on maintaining stability in Syria
According to a White House statement, the meeting between the presidents of Turkey and the United States stressed on the need to maintain stability in Syria.
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Biden asks Congress to approve F-16 arms deal with Turkey
The Biden administration has asked congressional leaders to approve the sale of advanced weapons and other equipment for Turkey’s fleet of F-16 jet fighters, The Wall Street Journal reported on Wednesday.
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Erdogan may lose power as the Putin regime weakens / Turkmen Terzi
Turkish President Tayyip Erdogan’s Justice and Development Party (AKP) enjoyed strong public support during the first decade of its 20-year rule, but since the December 2013 corruption investigations, in which the close circle of then-prime minister Erdoğan was implicated, the party has been involved in the establishment of an oppressive regime to cover up the crimes committed by party members and to stay in power. Erdogan moved away from Europe’s democratic norms to avoid accountability and in the process built a strong economic and political relationship with Russian President Vladimir Putin. Following a controversial coup attempt in Turkey on July 15, 2016, he continued destroying Turkey’s democratic institutions and built an illiberal authoritarian regime. Whether or not Putin will be successful in occupying Ukraine, Western powers have already isolated the Putin regime through harsh economic sanctions, and Erdogan may not be able to continue his draconian regime in Turkey without the support of Putin.