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Turkish parliamentary committee okays Sweden's NATO bid

STORY: Turkish parliamentary committee okays Sweden's NATO bid SHOOTING TIME: Dec. 26, 2023/File DATELINE: Dec. 27, 2023 LENGTH: 0:01:14 LOCATION: Ankara CATEGORY: POLITICS SHOTLIST: 1. various of the meeting of Turkish parliament's foreign affairs committee (courtesy of ihlas news agency) 2. various of the headquarters of NATO (file) 3. various of F-16 fighter jets (file) STORYLINE: The Turkish parliament's foreign affairs committee on Tuesday approved Sweden's NATO bid following deliberation, a first step necessary for putting it to a full parliament vote. The bill regarding the approval of Sweden's accession protocol to NATO was adopted by the committee with votes by the ruling Justice and Development Party, the Nationalist Movement Party, and the main opposition Republican People's Party. The IYI (Good) Party voted against the bill, while the People's Equality and Democracy Party did not participate in the voting. Fuat Oktay, the committee's chairman, said that Sweden has taken steps, especially r

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Turkish Politics At The Polling Station

Meral Aksener, Leader of the IYI Party cast her vote in the Turkey’s runoff election at Haci Sabancı Anadolu High School in Istanbul, Turkey, on May 28, 2023. Photo by Depo Photos/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Turkish Politics At The Polling Station

Meral Aksener, Leader of the IYI Party cast her vote in the Turkey’s runoff election at Haci Sabancı Anadolu High School in Istanbul, Turkey, on May 28, 2023. Photo by Depo Photos/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Turkish Politics At The Polling Station

Meral Aksener, Leader of the IYI Party cast her vote in the Turkey’s runoff election at Haci Sabancı Anadolu High School in Istanbul, Turkey, on May 28, 2023. Photo by Depo Photos/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Illustration Turkey

A poster of Ekrem IMAMOGLU president of the IYI party in Istanbul, Turkey, on May 10, 2023. Photo by Laurent Coust/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Illustration Turkey

A poster of Ekrem IMAMOGLU president of the IYI party in Istanbul, Turkey, on May 9, 2023. Photo by Laurent Coust/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Illustration Turkey

A poster of Ekrem IMAMOGLU president of the IYI party in Istanbul, Turkey, on May 9, 2023. Photo by Laurent Coust/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Aksener during the Presidential And Parliamentary Elections - Istanbul

IYI Party Leader Meral Aksener cast her vote at Hacı Sabancı High School in Istanbul, Sunday 14th of May, 2023. Turkey citizens vote for a new president and parliament on Sunday - a vote seen as the most important in years and of great international significance. Istanbul, Turkey, on May 14, 2023. Photo by Ihsan Sercan Ozkurnazli/Depo Photos/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Aksener during the Presidential And Parliamentary Elections - Istanbul

IYI Party Leader Meral Aksener cast her vote at Hacı Sabancı High School in Istanbul, Sunday 14th of May, 2023. Turkey citizens vote for a new president and parliament on Sunday - a vote seen as the most important in years and of great international significance. Istanbul, Turkey, on May 14, 2023. Photo by Ihsan Sercan Ozkurnazli/Depo Photos/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Aksener during the Presidential And Parliamentary Elections - Istanbul

IYI Party Leader Meral Aksener cast her vote at Hacı Sabancı High School in Istanbul, Sunday 14th of May, 2023. Turkey citizens vote for a new president and parliament on Sunday - a vote seen as the most important in years and of great international significance. Istanbul, Turkey, on May 14, 2023. Photo by Ihsan Sercan Ozkurnazli/Depo Photos/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Aksener during the Presidential And Parliamentary Elections - Istanbul

IYI Party Leader Meral Aksener cast her vote at Hacı Sabancı High School in Istanbul, Sunday 14th of May, 2023. Turkey citizens vote for a new president and parliament on Sunday - a vote seen as the most important in years and of great international significance. Istanbul, Turkey, on May 14, 2023. Photo by Ihsan Sercan Ozkurnazli/Depo Photos/ABACAPRESS.COM