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Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan welcomed Hamas political chief Ismail Haniyeh and his delegation last weekend in Istanbul amid growing criticism in Turkey of his government's stance on the Israel-Hamas war. There was no news conference after the meeting. Erdogan’s office released a statement on the topics discussed with Haniyeh, who lives in exile in…
ANKARA The Turkish parliament's foreign affairs commission approved Sweden's Nato membership bid on Tuesday (Dec 26) in a key step towards enlarging the Western bloc after 19 months of delays in which Ankara demanded security-related concessions from Stockholm. The commission, controlled by President Tayyip Erdogan's ruling AK Party, voted to back the bid which Sweden made last year.
The commission, controlled by President Tayyip Erdogan's ruling AK Party, voted to back the bid - which Sweden made last year in the face of Russia's invasion of Ukraine - after some four hours of debate, including talks on other matters. The next step is a vote in the parliament general assembly, where Erdogan's party also holds a majority.
ANKARA — The Turkish parliament’s foreign affairs commission approved Sweden’s NATO membership bid on Tuesday in a key step towards enlarging the Western bloc after 19 months of delays in