The accession protocol signed by President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan was published in the Official Gazette, marking the final technical step in Ankara's approval of Stockholm into the alliance.
Hungary now remains the only NATO ally not to have ratified the accession of Sweden,
Türkiye's Parliament endorsed Sweden's accession in a vote Tuesday. The ruling Justice and Development Party (AK Party) said the Nordic country's tougher stance on PKK terrorists was key to winning approval.
Swedish Prime Minister Ulf Kristersson welcomed the ratification, saying on X, formerly known as Twitter: "With this, a key milestone has been reached in Sweden's path towards NATO membership."
Kristersson said Thursday he was ready to meet his Hungarian counterpart Viktor Orban to help pave the way for Budapest's quick approval of the bid.
NATO membership applications require unanimous ratification by all alliance members.
Finland joined the alliance last April, becoming NATO's 31st member after Türkiye's Parliament ratified the Nordic country's bid.
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