Breaking news: After the Quran provocation in Sweden, a remarkable statement came from Finland regarding the NATO membership talks and the Turkey-Sweden tension. Finnish Foreign Minister Pekka Haavisto said, “It is best to continue the talks with Turkey after the situation calms down. Finland cannot advance in the NATO process without Sweden.”
Stating that he expects a break of a few weeks from the talks, Haavisto said, “I do not see the need to discuss Finland’s progress in the NATO process without Sweden.” made its assessment.
ERDOĞAN TAKES REST: YOU WILL NOT GET SUPPORT
President Recep Tayyip Erdogan, in his statement about the provocation in Sweden, used the expressions, “If you do not respect the religious beliefs of the Republic of Turkey or the Muslims, you will not receive any support from us on NATO.”
MADE THE AGENDA IN THE WORLD PRESS
While President Erdogan’s rest left its mark on the world agenda; Aftonbladet, one of Sweden’s most widely read newspapers, used the words “Erdogan said no” while saying “Turkey expert Paul Levin is of course bad news for the Swedish government”.
“THE LAST DROP OVER THE GLASS”
In the news, Levin’s words, “One person burning the Qur’an is extremely offensive for many Muslims. Sweden is already in focus and many Turks probably saw Paludan’s incident as the last straw” was also brought to the agenda.
Svenska Dagbladet from Sweden stated that Sweden would not receive support in its NATO application, while Finland could become a member of NATO independent of Sweden.
Reuters captioned Erdogan’s statements, “Do not expect support for Turkey’s NATO bid after the Stockholm protest.” It was stated that the protests increased tensions with Turkey.
The Wall Street Journal, on the other hand, reported that President Erdogan threatened to prevent Sweden from joining NATO. Erdogan’s words, “If you are talking about freedoms and rights, then you should respect the religious beliefs of Muslims and Turkish people.”
The BBC reported that Erdogan told Sweden that it should not expect support from Turkey.
“ERDOĞAN WARNED SWEDEN”
“Erdogan warned Sweden about NATO membership” was used in Al Jazeera.
In the news in the Washington Post, it was stated that Erdogan warned Sweden and had doubts about NATO’s enlargement. He evaluated Erdogan’s reaction as ‘the consequences of allowing Paludan’s demonstration’.