Sweden's NATO Bid Back for Debate by Turkish Parliamentary Committee

FILE - Turkey's parliament chamber is seen after lawmakers voted in favor of Finland's bid to join NATO, in Ankara, March 30, 2023. The body's foreign affairs committee on Dec. 26, 2023, resumed deliberations on Sweden's bid to join NATO.

The Turkish parliament's foreign affairs committee resumed deliberations Tuesday on Sweden's bid to join NATO, days after President Recep Tayyip Erdogan linked the Nordic country's admission to U.S. approval of Turkey's request to purchase F-16 fighter jets.