Erdoğan, at last, sends Sweden’s NATO bid to Turkish parliament

https://www.politico.eu/article/turkey-erdogan-ends-sweden-nato-bid-turkish-parliament/

BRUSSELS — The Turkish government on Monday submitted Sweden's NATO accession bid to the country's parliament for ratification, ending a months-long guessing game over whether Ankara intended to postpone its approval process further.

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tabarnaski@sh.itjust.works · 9 pts · 2y (4 replies)

I'm really curious on what made him change his mind.

Hyperreality@kbin.social · 31 pts · 2y

He had an election to win when he first blocked accession.
The US likely had a little chat about the Hamas leaders staying in Turkey. They were asked to leave after the attack. Continuing to block Swedish accession, when you've been harbouring Hamas, is a bit too embarassing.
The media's distracted by the Israel/Palestine thing, so it's a good time to bury an embarassing u-turn.

ALavaPulsar@lemmy.world · 16 pts · 2y

Seems like he just wanted to seem tough for the election back in May. The whole defender of Islam thing probably garnered him a few extra votes among conservative and moderate voters.

someguy3@lemmy.ca · 10 pts · 2y

I don't think he wanted to stop it, he just wanted to stamp his feet. It's not getting as much attention now with Israel in the news.

NotMyOldRedditName@lemmy.world · 6 pts · 2y

Sweden recently said they'd give fighter jets to Ukraine if they were accepted. That probably added pressure