Law approving Sweden’s membership to NATO published in Türkiye’s Official Gazette

By Zafer Fatih Beyaz

ANKARA (AA) – The law passed by the Turkish parliament approving Sweden's NATO membership was published in Türkiye’s Official Gazette on Thursday, finalizing the ratification, the Communications Directorate said.

President Recep Tayyip Erdogan signed the presidential decree on the Nordic country's accession into the military alliance, and approved the relevant protocol. The law has now came into effect.

The Grand National Assembly on Tuesday ratified Sweden's membership in a 287 to 55 vote.

Admission of a new member requires the unanimous support of all NATO members, and Hungary is the now the only ally not to have ratified Sweden's accession.

Sweden and Finland applied for NATO membership in May 2022 following Russia's war on Ukraine earlier that year. Finland joined the alliance as its 31st member in April 2023.