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Could Turkey block NATO’s expansion?

Turkish Presidential spokesperson Ibrahim Kalin and Finnish State Secretary for foreign affairs Jukka Salovaara attending a meeting over Finland's bid to join NATO
Turkish Presidential spokesperson Ibrahim Kalin and Finnish State Secretary for foreign affairs Jukka Salovaara attending a meeting over Finland's bid to join NATO in Ankara, Turkey [Handout via AFP]
Published On 16 Jun 2022

Finland and Sweden want to join NATO after Russia invaded Ukraine. But Turkey was quick to object and even threatened to block their bid. So why is Turkey rejecting this and what could happen?

In this episode:

  • Galip Dalay (@GalipDalay), Researcher and Turkey analyst

Credits:
This episode was produced by Khaled Soltan, Hayat Mongodin, and host Sami Zeidan. George Alwer is our sound designer. Aya Elmileik is our lead engagement producer and Munera AlDosari is our assistant engagement producer. Omar al-Saleh is our executive producer.

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Source: Al Jazeera