
Turkey NATO block may be related to military equipment demands: reports
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Turkish President Erdogan has spoken this week about his concerns over Finland and Sweden harboring "terrorist" Kurdish elements, which he says do not belong in NATO.
March 24, 2021, file photo, Turkey's President Recep Tayyip Erdogan gestures as he speaks during his ruling party's congress inside a packed sports hall in Ankara, Turkey. (Turkish Presidency via AP) President Donald Trump and Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan meet in the Oval Office of the White House, Wednesday, Nov. 13, 2019, in Washington. (AP Photo/ Evan Vucci) Poland, which joined NATO in 1999, aims to replace its fleet with used F-16s and train its pilots to fly them. (U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. Andrew Lee)
Applicants to NATO require all 30 native members to support their bid, and Turkish Foreign Minister Mevlut Cavusoglu signaled that Turkey’s "security concerns should also be met."