Turkiye torpedoes trilateral meeting with Sweden, Finland

In response to the indefinite postponement, the Swedish PM stressed his country wants to 'restart dialogue' with Turkiye in order to ratify their NATO bid

Sweden should not expect Turkiye’s backing to join NATO: Erdogan

The burning of the Quran by a Swedish far-right politician has drawn the ire of Ankara, with the Turkish president calling it 'blasphemy'

Sweden rejects four Turkish extradition requests: Report

Sweden's High Court ruled that the four could not be extradited last summer, leaving the government with no alternative but to comply with its decision

Sweden ‘fully committed’ to Turkiye’s demands for NATO greenlight

Turkiye has blocked Sweden and Finland's ascension to NATO due to their support of Kurdish militant groups

Sweden gambles with NATO bid by rejecting Turkish demand to extradite journalist

Turkish journalist Bulent Kenes was accused by Ankara of being complicit in a coup attempt in 2016 before he sought refuge in Stockholm

Turkiye jails extradited PKK member from Sweden

The suspected Kurdistan Workers' Party member was immediately arrested upon his arrival at Istanbul airport

Sweden reaffirms decision to distance itself from Kurdish militants

Turkey has rejected Sweden and Finland's request to join NATO over their alleged ties to the PKK and YPG militant groups

NATO demands Turkey unblock accession of Sweden, Finland

Secretary General Jens Stoltenberg will meet President Recep Tayyip Erdogan on 4 November for further talks

Turkey dissatisfied with Sweden’s ‘elegant promises’ to crack down on Kurdish groups

Turkey and Hungary are the last two NATO members that have yet to ratify the ascension of Sweden and Finland to the US-led military alliance

Sweden, Finland promise to join NATO in ‘united front’ to Turkey

Both nations asked to join NATO in May, but ran into accusations from Turkey of harbouring 'terrorist groups'

Turkey, Sweden begin two-day talks over Kurdish extradition

Ankara has previously urged both Sweden and Finland to support Turkey in its fight against Kurdish armed groups in Syria, as a condition to their NATO membership application

Sweden lifts arms sales ban on Turkey

Sweden and Finland banned arms sales to Turkey in 2019, following Ankara's invasion of northern Syria

Iranian government issues formal protest against Sweden and Belgium for embassy attacks

Violent protests have erupted in Iran and other countries to demand justice for the death of Mahsa Amini

Turkish justice chief blasts Sweden for extraditing ‘ordinary criminal’

After agreeing to extradite 73 alleged members of the PKK as part of a deal to enter NATO, Stockholm announced they would extradite a Turkish man wanted for fraud

Sweden moves to extradite first Turkish citizen on heels of NATO deal

In order to let Sweden and Finland join NATO, Turkey demanded the extradition of dozens of alleged PKK members and the lifting of arm embargoes

Erdogan threatens to end NATO deal with Sweden and Finland if conditions not met

According to the Turkish president, Stockholm has agreed to extradite 73 PKK members

Turkish president drops veto, allows Sweden and Finland to join NATO

Ankara reportedly 'got what it wanted' after an hours-long meeting between the leaders of the three countries

Sweden taking steps to address Turkey’s concerns on Kurdish militants: NATO head

The Swedish prime minister confirmed that Stockholm is seeking to resolve the issues with Ankara

Turkey doubles down on refusal to allow Sweden and Finland into NATO

Turkish officials have called on Stockholm and Helsinki to 'change their laws' and to stop supporting 'terrorist groups'

Turkey makes ‘little progress’ in talks with Sweden, Finland on joining NATO

Sweden and Finland broke with decades of neutrality and applied to join NATO last week as a result of the Russia-Ukraine conflict

Envoys from Sweden, Finland in Turkey to discuss NATO membership

Turkey considers several Kurdish militant groups in Syria and Iraq to be terrorist organizations backed by Nordic countries

Turkish president calls for ‘concrete steps’ to allow Finland and Sweden into NATO

As the US-backed war in Ukraine rages on, Sweden and Finland ended decades of neutrality in order to join NATO

Turkey plans to block ascension of Finland, Sweden to NATO

Ankara cites Finland and Sweden's support of organizations listed as terrorist groups as one of the reasons for blocking their entry to NATO

Iran’s judiciary dismisses prisoner exchange with Sweden

Tehran has accused Stockholm of harboring the anti-Iran SLMA armed group

Finland lifts Turkish arms embargo

Finland and Sweden announced its official membership bid to join NATO in response to Russia’s invasion of Ukraine

Protesters gather at Swedish embassy in Turkiye to condemn Quran burning

Cities across West Asia have also witnessed backlash to the recent Quran burning, including in Amman, Baghdad, and Saada in Yemen

Turkiye cancels Swedish minister’s visit over Quran burning protest

The visit was aimed at addressing Turkey's objection to Sweden's bid to join NATO

Turkiye, UK discuss major weapons deal: Report

Ankara reportedly plans to purchase C-130J transport planes and Type 23 frigates, as well as engines for outdated Turkish tanks

Swedish prosecutor will not take action over Erdogan effigy hanging

The Swedish Public Prosecutor's Office closed the case, finding that the facts do not constitute a crime

Biden administration preparing $20bn F-16 deal with Turkiye

The Biden administration can go ahead with a formal notification of the deal, following the informal review