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MOSCOW — Russia says it is expelling two Finnish diplomats and will leave a multinational organization focused on the Baltic Sea, as tensions remain high over Finland and Sweden’s ambitions

Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan has thrown a spanner in the works of Sweden and Finlands historic decisions to seek NATO membership, declaring that he cannot allow them to join due to their alleged support of Kurdish militants and other groups that Ankara says threaten its national security.

The leader of a Turkish nationalist party that is allied with President Recep Tayyip Erdogan is expressing concern that NATO’s expansion to include Sweden and Finland will provoke Russia and cause an expansion of the war in Ukraine

Erdogan’s government is expected to use the two countries' membership bids as leverage for concessions and guarantees from its allies.

On Monday, Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan said he couldn’t approve Sweden and Finland’s bids for membership in NATO, since it would turn the alliance... 17.05.2022, Sputnik International

The founder of a small right-wing party challenges the interior minister in row over repatriations — but is it an attempt to gain support as Turks grow weary of refugees?

Last Tuesday, Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan, in a reversal of his previous policy, declared that his government was working on a project for the voluntary and honourable return of 1 million Syrian refugees back to their homeland.

Turkey has increased its role as an intermediary in the eyes of the NATO countries...

As anti-refugee sentiment rises higher in Turkey during the Eid, Erdogan pledges a build-and-return project enabling more than a million Syrians to return “voluntarily” to northern Syria. 

Syrian refugees have been a major issue in Turkey since the outbreak of their home country’s civil war. Tens of thousands of Syrians sought asylum in Turkey when, in 2011, the Assad regime used disproportionate military force to repress demonstrating civilians. As the number of asylum seekers rose, the Turkish authorities said that, if their number approached 100,000, the