Turkey's security concerns over the prospect of Sweden and Finland joining NATO are justified. This statement was made on Sunday, June 12, by NATO Secretary General Jens Stoltenberg during a visit to Finland, DW reports..

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No other NATO member has survived as many terrorist attacks as Turkey.. Therefore, Ankara's fears should be taken seriously, Stoltenberg stressed during a meeting with Finnish President Sauli Niinisto in the Finnish city of Naantali.

On Monday, June 13, the NATO Secretary General is also going to hold talks in Sweden with the Prime Minister of the Kingdom Magdalena Andersson and the government headed by her.

Finland and Sweden announce intention to join NATO amid Russian invasion of Ukraine. To admit these countries to the alliance, however, the consent of all 30 of its members is required..

Meanwhile, Ankara still resists saying its " Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan explains this by "

In addition, Ankara is not happy that after Turkey launched a military operation against the Kurds in Syria in 2019, Stockholm and Helsinki imposed sanctions on the supply of defense products to this country..