“According to international experts, the strengthening of the North Atlantic Alliance is in Turkey’s strategic interests, but the country’s President Recep Tayyip Erdogan can use the NATO issue as a tool to influence public opinion before the autumn elections,” the article quoted by InoTV says.
According to experts, even the supply of F-16s from the United States will not be able to influence the process of NATO expansion.
As Turkish Defense Minister Hulusi Akar said earlier, Sweden and Finland are rejecting Turkey's requests for cooperation in the fight against terrorism.
Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan also noted that Sweden should not expect favors from Turkey on the issue of NATO membership after the actions of supporters of terrorism and enemies of Muslims that took place in Stockholm.