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Ezgi Akin

Ezgi Akin

Sep 17, 2023

SPENCER PLATT/AFP via Getty Images — Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan addresses the 76th Session of the UN General Assembly meeting, New York, Sept. 21, 2021. — SPENCER PLATT/AFP via Getty Images

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Erdogan says Turkey will keep promise on Sweden's NATO bid if US approves F-16s

Ezgi Akin

In Ankara, reporting on diplomacy, EU-Turkey ties, NATO

Turkish President Tayyip Erdogan (C) takes an oath of office after his election win at the parliament in Ankara on June 3, 2023. Turkey's Recep Tayyip Erdogan was sworn in for a third term as president on June 3, promising to serve "impartially" after winning a historic runoff election to extend his two-decade rule. (Photo by Adem ALTAN / AFP) (Photo by ADEM ALTAN/AFP via Getty Images)

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Turkey’s Erdogan initiates Sweden NATO ratification in parliament

NATO Secretary General Jens Stoltenberg (C) speaks with Turkish Foreign Minister Hakan Fidan (R) and Swedish Foreign Minister Tobias Billstrom (L).

Why Turkey is still dragging its feet on Sweden's NATO accession

Ezgi Akin

In Ankara, reporting on diplomacy, EU-Turkey ties, NATO

The Soloturk aerobatic demonstration team of the Turkish Air Force flies an F-16 aircraft over Anitkabir, the mausoleum of Turkish Republic's Founder Mustafa Kemal Ataturk, during celebrations to mark the 100th anniversary of the Republic of Turkey in Ankara, on October 29, 2023. Turkey marked its centenary as a post-Ottoman republic on October 29, 2023, with somewhat muted celebrations held in the shadow of Israel's escalating war with Hamas militants in Gaza. (Photo by Adem ALTAN / AFP) (Photo by ADEM ALT

Turkey, Greece agree on confidence-building measures as Ankara eyes F-16s

Ezgi Akin

In Ankara, reporting on diplomacy, EU-Turkey ties, NATO