Turkish Legislature Approves Sweden’s NATO Membership Bid

The vote makes Hungary the only NATO member yet to ratify Sweden’s application.

Turkey's President Recep Tayyip Erdogan speaks during his meeting with President Joe Biden during the NATO summit in Madrid, Spain, on June 29, 2022. Susan Walsh/AP

Sweden moved a step closer to becoming NATO’s 32nd member after Turkey’s Parliament voted on Jan. 23 to ratify the Nordic country’s application to join the trans-Atlantic military alliance.

The vote comes three months after Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan sent Sweden’s NATO membership bill to Parliament for ratification.