Turkey postpones NATO talks on Sweden, Finland bids

Ankara has thrown its hands up in response to Stockholm's permission for a Quran-burning protest as Helsinki hints that Finland could join the alliance without Sweden.
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Turkish President and leader of the Justice and Development Party Recep Tayyip Erdogan attends a group meeting at the Turkish Grand National Assembly in Ankara on Jan. 18, 2023. - ADEM ALTAN/AFP via Getty Images
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​​Turkey postponed three-way NATO talks between Ankara, Stockholm and Helsinki Tuesday in response to a Quran-burning protest that took place in Sweden on Saturday. 

Turkey's public broadcaster TRT reported the news, citing Turkish Foreign Ministry sources. No date has been set for the meeting, which was set to be held in February in Brussels. 

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