Turkey ratified Finland's bid in April 2023 but, along with NATO member Hungary, has kept Sweden waiting.
While Erdogan sent Sweden's NATO bid to Turkey's parliament for consideration last October, he openly linked the F-16s with its ultimate ratification.
WHAT IS THE CURRENT STATE OF SWEDEN'S BID?
Though Turkey was seen as the main hurdle, Hungary has also not ratified Sweden's bid.
Hungary pledged not to be the last to ratify the bid, but its parliament is in recess until around mid-February.
Persons:
Huseyin Hayatsever, Jonathan Spicer ANKARA, Tayyip Erdogan, Erdogan, Gunnar Strommer, Jens Stoltenberg, Thomas Goffus, Viktor Orban, Timothy Heritage
Organizations:
NATO, Ankara, Kurdistan Workers ' Party, European Union, Canada, U.S . Congress, Eurofighter
Locations:
Sweden, Finland, Ukraine, Turkey, Hungary, Stockholm, Helsinki, Washington, SWEDEN, FINLAND, Madrid, Kurdistan, Ankara, United States, Netherlands, SWEDEN'S