Turkish Parliament

Members of the United States Congress have committed to endeavors aimed at streamlining the sale of modernized F16 fighter jets to Türkiye, following a series of diplomatic discussions between representatives from the two nations.

President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan said the Turkish Parliament has the final say on approval of Sweden's NATO membership bid and would make its decision when the legislative sessions resume.

Speaking to reporters following a cabinet meeting in the capital Ankara on July 24, Erdoğan said Türkiye will fulfill its responsbility once the parliament resumes from a summer recess in the fall.

Turkey will act to ratify Sweden's NATO membership bid in conjunction with cooperation from Stockholm in the fight against terrorism, President Tayyip Erdogan was quoted on Friday as saying.

The Turkish parliament has officially announced a recess period until Oct. 1, according to a publication in the Official Gazette.

On the occasion of Democracy and National Unity Day, Presidential Communications Director Fahrettin Altun has expressed that Türkiye faced an attack that appeared to be a coup attempt but was, in fact, an invasion attempt on July 15, 2016.

The funeral of genocide victims at the Srebrenica Memorial Centre on Tuesday. Photo: EPA-EFE/FEHIM DEMIR.

The CHP's proposed also called for July 11 to be declared Genocide Remembrance Day to commemorate the killings of more than 7,000 Bosniak men and boys by Bosnian Serb forces in 1995.

Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan (L), Swedish Prime Minister Ulf Kristersson (R) and NATO Secretary General Jens Stoltenberg (C) ahead of the NATO summit in Vilnius, Lithuania on Monday. Photo: EPA-EFE/Henrik Montgomery

Türkiye agreed on July 10 to allow Sweden to join NATO, setting the stage for the allies to showcase their unity at a summit focused on supporting Ukraine against Russia's invasion.

Hailing a "historic day," NATO Secretary-General Jens Stoltenberg said on Monday evening that Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan has agreed - after marathon trilateral consultations with Swedish Prime Minister Ulf Kristersson on the eve of the Alliance's Summit - to proceed to forward the Nordic country's accession protocol to the North Atlantic Alliance for ratification by the Turkish parl

Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan has agreed to forward to parliament Sweden's bid to join the NATO military alliance, Secretary-General Jens Stoltenberg said on Monday, on the eve of a NATO summit in Vilnius.