Swadish–Turkis relations are foreign relations atween Swaden an Turkey.
Swaden haes an embassy in Ankara an a consulate–general in Istanbul. Turkey haes an embassy in Stockholm.
Baith kintras are full members o the Cooncil o Europe, the Organisation for Economic Co-operation an Development (OECD), the Organization for Security and Co-operation in Europe (OSCE) an the Union for the Mediterranean.
Swaden, which teuk ower the rotatin presidency o the Presidency o the Cooncil o the European Union in Julie 2009, supports Turkey's European Union membership.[1][2] Swaden's Green Pairty haes criticized Fraunce an Germany's opposition tae Turkey's membership.[3][4]
According tae Dagens Nyheter in 2017, nine mosques in Sweden hae imams sent an paid for bi the Turkis Directorate o Releegious Affairs (Diyanet). Alang wi thair releegious duties, the imams are awso tasked wi reportin on critics o the Turkis govrenment. According tae Dagens Nyheter, propaganda for preses Erdogan is openly presentit in the mosques.[5]
On 12 Juin 2008, the Riksdag refused tae refer tae the 1915 events o the Armenie Genocide as actual genocide.[6] Houaniver, on 11 Mairch 2010, the Riksdag eventually votit for a resolution recognisin the Armenie Genocide.[7]
Thare wis a majority o an vote, wi a tot o 131 in favour, 130 against, an 88 absent.[8][9][10] Turkey promptly recalled its ambassador tae Swaden an cancelled talks that wur intendit tae happen atween the twa kintras on Mairch 17, 2010.[11][12]
Turkis Prime Meenister Recep Tayyip Erdoğan respondit bi issuing a statement saying "We strongly condemn this resolution, which is made for political calculations. It disnae correspond tae the close friendship o oor twa naitions".[12] Turkey's ambassador tae Swaden Zergun Koruturk said on Aktuellt that thare waud be "drastic effects" o a long-term nature on relations atween the twa kintras, saying "I am very disappointit. Unfortunately, pariliamentarians were thinking that they wur rather historians than pariliamentarians, an it's very, very unfortunate".[10] Swadish Foreign Meenistrr Carl Bildt blogged frae Copenhagen that he "regrettit" the ootcome o the vote.[9]
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