Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan delivers a speech in Ankara, on June 9, 2020. (Credit: Adem Altan/AFP/Getty Images)
President Recep Tayyip Erdogan asked Turkey's parliament on Friday to vote on Finland's application to join the NATO defense alliance.
"We have decided to start the protocol of Finland's accession to NATO in our parliament," Erdogan said following talks with his visiting Finnish counterpart Sauli Niinisto.
President Recep Tayyip Erdogan asked Turkey's parliament on Friday to vote on Finland's application to join the NATO defense alliance.
"We have decided to start the protocol of Finland's accession to NATO in our parliament," Erdogan said following talks with his visiting Finnish counterpart Sauli Niinisto.