Turkey’s longstanding dispute with Sweden over the latter’s asylum policies for members of Kurdish organizations deemed terror groups by Ankara has resurfaced once again
- Trevor Filset
- The National Interest
Turkish officials announced on Monday that the country’s leadership was not yet prepared to approve Sweden’s accession to NATO—effectively guaranteeing that Stockholm remains out of the thirty-nation military alliance until the government’s conditions are met.
In a media statement released on Monday, Omer Celik, a spokesman for Turkey’s ruling Justice and Development Party (AKP), indicated that Ankara was still waiting for Sweden to honor several commitments it made in a…