Sweden
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Swedish politicians Changing position towards Kurdish groups
Nord News radio channel has reported that the position of Swedish politicians towards the Kurds and Kurdish groups has changed after the country's request to join NATO.
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Sweden says PKK receives significant funding
A senior official in the Swedish Security Service (SAPO) confirmed on Sunday that the Kurdistan Workers' Party (PKK) and like-minded Kurdish groups receive significant funding in Sweden.
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Sweden’s new gov’t says will fulfil deal with Turkey on NATO
Sweden’s new center-right government has said it will fulfil all requirements under a deal with Turkey to join the NATO alliance, the Associated Press reported on Monday.
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Following Sweden, Finland delegation to visit Turkey to discuss NATO bid
Finnish officials are set to arrive in Ankara on Tuesday to discuss their country’s bid to join the NATO alliance, Time Turk reported on Saturday.
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Sweden resumes arms exports to Turkey
Sweden's Strategic Production Supervision Organization has issued a license for Swedish companies to export arms to Turkey.
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Turkey may turn to Russia if US blocks F-16 sales: Erdogan
Turkey President Recep Tayyip Erdogan said Friday that Turkey may turn to countries such as Russia if the US fails to follow through a pledge to deliver F-16 fighter jets.
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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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Syrian Kurdish politician: Turkey ground attack on northern Syria is very possible
A member of the Central Committee of the Syrian Kurdistani Unity Party (PYKS) said: Turkey's agreement with Sweden and Finland targets the interests of the Kurdistan Workers'Party (PKK).
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Explaining Turkish policy moves in context of Russia's war in Ukraine
Scholars associated with the CATS Network of the Centre of Applied Turkey Studies discussed Turkey’s underlying foreign policy orientation in light of its decision to abstain from vetoing Sweden and Finland’s membership applications to NATO late last month.
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Erdogan says Turkey won't rush new operation in Syria
Turkey will not hasten to stage a new military operation against armed Kurdish groups in northern Syria, President Recep Tayyip Erdogan said on Friday, putting brakes on the promised offensive targeting the towns of Tal Rifaat and Manbij.
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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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Turkey lifts objection to Sweden, Finland joining NATO at last minute / Nazlan Ertan
Following the signing of a memorandum between Turkey, Sweden, and Finland, Erdogan lifted his veto against the Nordic expansion of NATO hours before the Madrid summit started.
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Turkey lifts veto on Finland, Sweden joining NATO
NATO ally Turkey lifted its veto over Finland and Sweden’s bid to join the Western alliance on Tuesday after the three nations agreed to protect each other’s security, ending a weeks-long drama that tested allied unity against Russia’s invasion of Ukraine.
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Erdogan signals imminent military attack on Syrian Kurds
Turkey President Recep Tayyip Erdogan said his country's forces were preparing for an operation that would complete a 30km safe zone on Turkey's southern border.
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Sweden denies it provided financial, military aid to Syrian Kurds
Sweden denied on Tuesday it was providing any “financial assistance or military aid” to the Kurdish groups or entities in northern Syria.
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Could Turkey be expelled from NATO over blocking Finland, Sweden? / Giulia Carbonaro
Turkey's refusal to accept Finland and Sweden's bid to join NATO has triggered a spat within the alliance otherwise united over the two Nordic countries' prospective entry.
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Swedish FM denounces Turkey ‘disinformation’ on Stockholm’s PKK policy
Swedish Foreign Minister Ann Linde has pushed back against Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan’s claims that Stockholm is soft on the Kurdistan Workers’ Party (PKK) militant group, saying her country recognized the PKK as a terrorist organization in 1984.
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How Sweden, Finland’s NATO membership could impact Turkey / Barin Kayaoglu
If Ankara can be tactful about Stockholm and Helsinki’s possible membership in NATO, it has a chance to see its concerns addressed.
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Turkey continues to play hard ball over Sweden, Finland NATO membership / Amberin Zaman
Turkey’s Islamic-leaning Justice and Development Party government is demanding that both countries end their arms embargoes on Turkey over its military intervention in 2019 against the Kurds in northeast Syria.
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Are Kurds an obstacle to Finland and Sweden joining NATO?
Some Western diplomats, referring to the significant presence of Kurds in the political body of Finland and Sweden, do not consider Turkey's opposition to the two countries to join NATO as unexpected.