> From the Turkish perspective, why would they allow someone who supports their enemies to join the alliance? Because the accession process provides Turkey an

> From the Turkish perspective, why would they allow someone who supports their enemies to join the alliance? Because the accession process provides Turkey an opportunity to apply leverage against Sweden and Finland to change their behavior. Simply refusing to allow it would gain Turkey nothing and harm them indirectly by weakening (or failing to strengthen) an alliance that Turkey depends on for its own security.