Issue may derail alliance summit as Ankara digs in on accusation that Nordic countries harbour terrorists
Turkey has said it is willing to delay Swedish and Finnish membership of Nato for more than a year unless it receives satisfactory assurances that the two Nordic countries are willing to address support for Kurdish groups it regards as terrorist organisations.
President Recep Tayyip Erdogan’s block on NATO membership for Sweden and Finland is likely to be managed, but Washington and the rest of the alliance are annoyed.
United Nations says request from Ankara has been accepted with immediate effect
Turkey’s government has sent a letter to the United Nations formally requesting that it be referred to as Türkiye, the state-run news agency has reported.
UN agrees to change Turkey’s official name to ‘Türkiye’
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