Turkey likely to accept Sweden NATO entry after elections: analysts

Earthquake changes calculus, with Ankara needing better ties with West

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Swedish Prime Minister Ulf Kristersson, left, and Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan hold a joint press conference in Ankara in November 2022. © Turkish presidency

SINAN TAVSAN, Nikkei staff writer

ISTANBUL -- After ratifying Finland's entry into NATO, the Turkish parliament is expected to greenlight Sweden's accession to the military bloc after Turkey's May elections, analysts told Nikkei Asia. Some said they see it happening before the July 11-12 NATO summit in Vilnius, Lithuania.

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