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1. Rasmus Paludan, a politician from the far-right, anti-immigration Stram Kurs party, BURNT A COPY OF QURAN during a protest on Saturday outside the Turkish embassy in Stockholm, Sweden.
1. Rasmus Paludan, a politician from the far-right, anti-immigration Stram Kurs party, BURNT A COPY OF QURAN during a protest on Saturday outside the Turkish embassy in Stockholm, Sweden.
2. Swedish Flag Burning in Turkey.
• Immediately after the Quran burning incident, Turkey condemned the actions also described it as a "vile act".
• Angry demonstrators were seen burning the Swedish flag near the Swedish Embassy in Istanbul in retaliation.
• Immediately after the Quran burning incident, Turkey condemned the actions also described it as a "vile act".
• Angry demonstrators were seen burning the Swedish flag near the Swedish Embassy in Istanbul in retaliation.
3. Hanged effigy of Turkish President Erdogan in Sweden.
• Protesters in Stockholm last week had hung an effigy of Turkey's president from a lamppost.
• They urged Erdogan to "take the chance to step down now, so you don't end up upside-down in Taksim Square".
• Protesters in Stockholm last week had hung an effigy of Turkey's president from a lamppost.
• They urged Erdogan to "take the chance to step down now, so you don't end up upside-down in Taksim Square".
4. Sweden vs Turkey
• These incidents come amid growing diplomatic tension between the two countries.
• Turkey had also called off a visit by Sweden's Defence Minister, Pal Jonson, saying the trip had "lost its significance and meaning".
• These incidents come amid growing diplomatic tension between the two countries.
• Turkey had also called off a visit by Sweden's Defence Minister, Pal Jonson, saying the trip had "lost its significance and meaning".
5. Why Sweden's defense ministers' trip to turkey was important?
• Turkey is holding up both Sweden and Finland's NATO applications.
• Sweden was hoping that this trip from it's defence minister could dispel turkeys' objections to joining the Nato military alliance.
• Turkey is holding up both Sweden and Finland's NATO applications.
• Sweden was hoping that this trip from it's defence minister could dispel turkeys' objections to joining the Nato military alliance.
6. What are Turkey’s demands from Sweden for joining NATO?
• Turkey has asked that Sweden and neighboring Finland crack down hard on Kurdish militants.
• It also demands deportation of critics of PresidentErdogan, and Kurds that it claims are terrorists.
• Turkey has asked that Sweden and neighboring Finland crack down hard on Kurdish militants.
• It also demands deportation of critics of PresidentErdogan, and Kurds that it claims are terrorists.
7. Since Turkey is already a NATO member, it can block another country from joining the alliance.
US had stepped up efforts to pressurize Turkey to allow Scandinavian countries to join NATO. But these incidents seems to have severely damaged the chances.
What do you think?
US had stepped up efforts to pressurize Turkey to allow Scandinavian countries to join NATO. But these incidents seems to have severely damaged the chances.
What do you think?
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