Turkey has taken a cross-cutting stance in accepting Finland’s and Sweden’s NATO membership. Turkey claims that Finland and Sweden support the PKK, which is defined in the EU as a terrorist organization.
20.5. 22:14 • Updated May 20th. 22:16
Ambassador of Turkey to Sweden Hakki Emre Yunt wants a member of parliament Amineh Kakabaveh extradited to Turkey. The news agency TT reports about the matter, whose news has been published by, among others SVT (switch to another service).
The ambassador accuses the PKK, which defines Turkey, the EU and the United States as a terrorist organization, has links to certain members of parliament in Sweden.
– The PKK has contacts with certain members of parliament, they work against Turkey all the time in parliament. They are pressuring the Swedish government to take a negative view of Turkey, Emre Yunt tells TT.
He mentions Kakabaveh.
Kakabaveh, an independent member of the Swedish parliament, has himself stated that he is one of the people to whom the Turkish president Recep Tayyip Erdoğan has referred to “terrorists” found in parliaments.
Kakabaveh is a Kurdish with an Iranian background. He has said he once fought a small Iranian leftist Kurdish group on the Komala line.
Turkey is fighting against Finland’s and Sweden’s NATO membership
Finland’s and Sweden’s NATO membership talks have not been able to begin due to Turkish opposition.
One reason is that Turkey claims that Finland and Sweden support the PKK.
Turkey’s outrage seems to be particularly acute in Sweden. Turkey has even claimed that Sweden will supply weapons to the PKK.
President Erdoğan has also criticized Finland’s and Sweden’s restrictions on defense exports and their refusal to extradite Turkey.
Erdogan has said that he will talk to Finland on Saturday. No comments were made to on the Office of the President of the Republic.
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