Tag: Kurdistan
Erdogan gives green light to NATO applicants
The Turkish president said parliament will approve Finland’s membership application, while Sweden remains in limbo Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan said on Friday that his country’s parliament will ratify Finland’s application to join the NATO bloc. Before Finland and Sweden could join the alliance, Trkiye demanded that the Nordic nations crack down on alleged Kurdish […]
So the Kurdish question is sacrificed to appease Erdoğan
Swedish Radio’s presenter Johar Bendjelloul tells about Swedish politicians who quickly changed their position on Kurdish groups after Sweden applied for membership in NATO. Hear how groups previously seen as allies are now being described as dubious with links to terrorists. The news podcast Today’s Eco brings you a story every weekday morning with host […]
Once upon a time there was a family
In 1991, the Abdulla family comes to Sweden after five years on the run from Saddam Hussein’s persecution. While Trifa and her siblings quickly integrate into their new country, her parents freeze in their dreams of the homeland of Kurdistan and are marginalized. Everything culminates in the summer of 1999 when Trifa is convinced that […]
Trkiye questions Sweden’s NATO commitments
Ankara accused Stockholm of allowing a ?direct hate crime? in violation of an agreement to join NATO Türkiye has accused Sweden of failing to meet its obligations to crack down on “terrorist groups” and root out their “propaganda” under a deal it had signed to earn Ankara’s blessing to join NATO. The latest diplomatic spat […]
Trkiye questions Sweden’s NATO commitments
Ankara accused Stockholm of allowing a “direct hate crime” in violation of an agreement to join NATO Trkiye has accused Sweden of not fulfilling its obligations to crack down on “terrorist” groups and exterminate theirs “propaganda” under a deal it had signed to earn Ankara’s blessing to join NATO. The latest diplomatic spat comes after […]
Trkiye cancels the visit of the NATO hope’s defense minister
The move comes after a picture of President Recep Tayyip Erdogan was hung in the Swedish capital Ankara has canceled the planned visit of Swedish Defense Minister Pal Jonson, his Turkish counterpart, Hulusi Akar, revealed on Saturday. The move comes after members of the Kurdish community held an anti-Turkish protest in Stockholm. “At this point, […]
Trkiye cancels the visit of the NATO hope’s defense minister
The move comes after a picture of President Recep Tayyip Erdogan was hung in the Swedish capital Ankara has canceled the planned visit of Swedish Defense Minister Pal Jonson, his Turkish counterpart, Hulusi Akar, revealed on Saturday. The move comes after members of the Kurdish community held an anti-Turkish protest in Stockholm. “At this point, […]
Trkiye cancels visit of defense minister from NATO hopeful
The move comes after a picture of President Recep Tayyip Erdogan was hung in the Swedish capital Ankara has canceled the planned visit of Swedish Defense Minister Pal Jonson, his Turkish counterpart, Hulusi Akar, revealed on Saturday. The move comes after members of the Kurdish community held an anti-Turkish protest in Stockholm. “At this point, […]
Turkey demands NATO hopefuls fulfill terrorist commitments
Sweden has still not handed over the people Ankara is looking for, Foreign Minister Mevlut Cavusoglu has said. Sweden still has not extradited people accused of terrorism-related crimes by Turkey despite promising to do so last month in a deal that prompted Ankara to lift its veto of Stockholm’s NATO application, Foreign Minister Mevlut Cavusoglu […]
Swedish top diplomat criticizes the left for supporting terrorists
Turkey has previously accused Sweden of supporting and arming Kurdish organizations that it considers terrorists Sweden’s Foreign Minister Ann Linde on Tuesday condemned members of the country’s Left Party for posing with the flags of the Kurdistan Workers’ Party (PKK) and its Syrian offshoots, YPG and YPJ, during a political event. Turkey recently lifted its […]
Swedish top diplomat criticizes the left for supporting “terrorists”
Turkey has previously accused Sweden of supporting and arming Kurdish organizations that it considers terrorists Sweden’s Foreign Minister Ann Linde on Tuesday condemned members of the country’s Left Party for posing with the flags of the Kurdistan Workers’ Party (PKK) and its Syrian offshoots, YPG and YPJ, during a political event. Turkey recently withdrew its […]
GLOBALink | Turkey reserves itself for the Nordic NATO bid
ANKARA, May 30 (Xinhua) – Turkey’s objections to Sweden and Finland joining the NATO alliance remain despite diplomatic efforts and are unlikely to change until the two Nordic countries refrain from supporting anti-Turkey groups, experts said. Sweden and Finland formally applied to join the North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO) earlier this month following the conflict […]
Turkey not to allow “terrorist-supporting” countries to join NATO: President
ANKARA, May 29 (Xinhua) – Turkey will not allow “terrorist-supporting” countries to join NATO, Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan said on Sunday, stressing that talks with Sweden and Finland on their intention to join the alliance have not given results. Last week’s negotiations with Finnish and Swedish delegations in the Turkish capital Ankara were not […]
Turkey expects concrete steps from Sweden, Finland for NATO’s bid: FM
ISTANBUL, May 27 (Xinhua) – Turkey expects Sweden and Finland to take concrete steps and stop supporting terrorist organizations in exchange for Ankara raising objections to the two countries’ NATO membership, Turkish Foreign Minister Mevlut Cavusoglu said on Friday. “Both countries must take concrete steps. Our expectations are not impossible. They must stop supporting terrorism […]
Erdogan, Macron discusses Ukrainian crisis, NATO expansion
ANKARA, May 26 (Xinhua) – Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan and his French counterpart Emmanuel Macron held a telephone conversation on Thursday to discuss the Ukrainian crisis, the prospects for NATO expansion and bilateral ties. Erdogan told Macron that Turkey wants “a just peace” between Russia and Ukraine as soon as possible and continues to […]
Niinistö vaatii Erdogania "avoin ja suora" Nato-keskustelu
Suomen presidentti Sauli Niinistö soitti turkkilaiselle kollegalleen Recep Tayyip Erdogan lauantaina. Niinistön toimiston mukaan presidentit keskustelivat "Suomen Nato-jäsenyys, koko euroatlanttisen alueen turvallisuus ja terrorismin torjunta". Myöhemmässä twiitissä Niinistö sanoi, että heillä oli ollut "avoin ja suora" keskustelu. "Totesin, että Nato-liittolaisina Suomi ja Turkki sitoutuvat toistensa turvallisuuteen ja suhteemme vahvistuu siten. Suomi tuomitsee terrorismin sen kaikissa […]
Turkey will list the requirements before the start of accession negotiations with Finland and Sweden
Turkey has drawn up a list of requirements that must be met before it can begin negotiations on Finland’s and Sweden’s accession to NATO, the New York Times reports. Turkey blocked NATO’s decision to process Finland’s and Sweden’s NATO applications on Wednesday with the Turkish president Recep Tayyip Erdoğan blames the two Nordic countries "protection […]
Halla-aho: It is unrealistic to think that one member could block joining NATO
“It is mainly a question of Turkey’s domestic policy and the desire to promote the issues that are important to it,” he said at a press conference at the announcement of the NATO committee’s report. President of Turkey Recep Tayyip Erdoğan reiterated on Monday that he intends to reject applications from Finland and Sweden. Turkey […]
Sweden and Finland refuse to extradite terrorists to Turkish media
Ankara will not support the Nordic nations? NATO membership bids until they resolve their alleged support for terrorism Sweden and Finland have rejected Turkey’s request for the extradition of people linked to the Kurdistan Workers’ Party (PKK) and the Gulen movement (FETO), the Turkish news agency Anadolu reported on Monday. These groups are regarded by […]
Sweden, Finland proposed talks with Turkey on joining NATO: FM
Ankara [Turkey]May 15 (ANI / Xinhua): Sweden and Finland have suggested cooperating with Turkey on the “security guarantees” Ankara has demanded over its plans to join NATO, Turkish Foreign Minister Mevlut Cavusoglu said on Sunday. Turkey has supported NATO’s open door policy, but Finland’s and Sweden’s membership offer raises security concerns for Ankara, Cavusoglu told […]
The President of Finland says he is confused that Turkey opposes Helsinki’s NATO membership
Helsinki [Finland]May 15 (ANI / Sputnik): Finnish President Sauli Niinisto said on Sunday that he was confused by Ankara’s reaction to Helsinki’s intention to apply for NATO membership after Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan assured him of supporting Finland’s accession to NATO in a telephone conversation about a month ago. On Saturday, Turkish Foreign Minister […]
Turkey clarifies position on new NATO members
Ankara says it? Does not close the door? to the countries, but concerns about? terrorism? Must be addressed Turkey is not trying to directly shoot down Sweden’s and Finland’s accession to the US-led NATO bloc, President Recep Tayyip Erdogan’s top adviser Ibrahim Kalin told Reuters on Saturday. Still, Ankara’s concerns about organizations it considers “terrorists” […]
Turkey clarifies position on Sweden’s and Finland’s NATO offer
Ankara “does not close the door” to the countries, but concerns about “terrorism” must be addressed, said the Turkish president’s aide Turkey is not directly trying to bring down Sweden’s and Finland’s accession to the US-led NATO alliance, President Recep Tayyip Erdogan’s top adviser Ibrahim Kalin told Reuters in an exclusive interview on Saturday. Still, […]
Turkey clarifies position on Sweden’s and Finland’s NATO offer
Ankara does not close the door? to the countries, but concerns about? terrorism? must be addressed, said the Turkish president’s aide Turkey is not trying to directly push down Sweden’s and Finland’s accession to the US-led NATO alliance, President Recep Tayyip Erdogan’s top adviser Ibrahim Kalin told Reuters in an exclusive interview on Saturday. Still, […]
Dane killed in Iraq
According to the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, a Danish citizen has died in northern Iraq. While the ministry is unable to release further details due to confidentiality obligations, Kurdish media have reported that the tragedy involves a young man on a bike ride with his friend. Kurdistan 24 and Rudaw reported that the two men […]
Finland is preparing for hybrid attacks on the border
The Ministry of the Interior is preparing a package of amendments to existing laws, which include allowing for the rapid processing of asylum applications at the country’s border. The measures are aimed at preventing similar hybrid attacks as during the border crisis between Belarus and the EU last year. In the summer of 2021, after […]
Mustafa Can
Author and journalist Mustafa Can was twice awarded for his first Summer Program where he talked about his love for his mother. A theme that recurred in the critically acclaimed book “Close to the Days”. Mustafa Can has published many acclaimed literary reports in major Nordic newspapers and magazines, on everything from politics and poetry […]
Swedish-Kurdish doctor Nemam Ghafouri has died
She devoted her life to helping IS victims. The legendary Swedish-Kurdish doctor Nemam Ghafouri has died in the suites of covid-19, only 52 years old. Recently, she succeeded in what no one thought would be possible – a reunion between Yazidi mothers and the children they were forced to give up when they were freed […]
