Members of the Turkish Parliament voted to ratify Sweden's entry into NATO. This was reported by the Turkish TV channel TRT Haber.
287 out of 346 deputies voted for Sweden's entry into NATO, another 55 were against. The decision will come into force after the decree is signed by the country's president.
“Today we are one step closer to becoming a full member of NATO,” Swedish Prime Minister Ulf Kristersson commented on the decision of the Turkish parliament. At the moment, Hungary remains the only NATO country whose parliament has not ratified the Swedish application to join the alliance.
After the start of Russia's full-scale invasion of Ukraine, Sweden and Finland decided to abandon their neutral status and applied to join NATO. In April, Finland became a member of the North Atlantic Alliance. Sweden's entry into the alliance was hampered by the Turkish government — the country's authorities for a long time refused to support Sweden's entry into NATO due to the Koran burning event at the country's embassy in Stockholm. In addition, Turkey accused Sweden of supporting Kurdish groups, which Ankara considers terrorist.