Turkey does not favor Sweden and Finland’s membership in NATO

Turkey chose a really bad position in this. They have tremendous power over the black sea and Russia's naval base in Sevastopol is largely speaking meant to keep Turkey at bay.

Add on top of that Russia - Turkey relations were severely damaged and they legitimately saw Russia was actively destroying their economy at the expense of their own. Then Turkey shot down a Russian fighter at the Syrian border. NATO saved Turkey's bacon that day. If Turkey wasn't in NATO they probably wouldn't exist today.

Turkey then spent considerable diplomatic effort trying to rebuild relations with Russia. Then ukraine happened and Turkey smartly went neutral. No naval and air assets may go through Turkey anymore. Russia can no longer operate in Syria, nor leave. Guess those russian soldiers get to starve?

https://tradingeconomics.com/turkey/indicators

70% inflation and 1.5% gdp?

Turkey's economy has collapsed.

10% unemployment? 50% labour participation rate? Half their population doesnt work? You increased the personal income tax in 2020? Are you stupid? Turkey doesn't have a government debt problem. Why are you raising taxes? You should be getting people back to work. Yes I know you nearly doubled your military expenditure, yes I know you see what's coming.

Yes I know that's why you oppose sweden and finland joining nato.

I sure don't want to be Erdogan. He has some seriously bad decisions to make really soon.