ISTANBUL, June 25 (Reuters) - President Tayyip Erdogan told the heads of NATO and Sweden on Saturday that Nordic countries must take binding steps to address Turkey's concerns and overcome its ...

NATO envoys failed to reach a consensus Wednesday on whether to start membership talks with Finland and Sweden, diplomats said, as Turkey renewed its objections to the two Nordic countries joining.

Turkey's president has flatly stated that his country will oppose Sweden and Finland joining NATO. President Recep Tayyip Erdogan told a group of Turkish youth in a video released on Thursday, “We ...

“Today we had Finland and Sweden submit their applications, and this of course is a process, and we will work through that process as Allies and as partners,” Blinken said. “We have a lot on our ...

MADRID (AP) — Turkey has agreed to lift its opposition to Sweden and Finland joining NATO, a breakthrough in an impasse clouding a leaders’ summit in Madrid. After urgent top-level talks, NATO ...

In a sudden reversal at the NATO summit, Turkey has agreed to back Sweden's bid to join the alliance. The decision has to be ratified at the Turkish Parliament, but it is seen as a major step forward ...