Erdogan Is Hung Up on the Power One Kurdish Woman Has in Sweden
Attempts by Turkey to condition Sweden’s NATO membership on steps against Kurdish groups have sparked debates about modern Swedish political identity.
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Amineh Kakabaveh’s journey from Peshmerga fighter to Kurdish refugee and then Swedish lawmaker has thrust her into her adopted homeland’s standoff with Turkey.
Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan is holding up Sweden’s application to join the NATO alliance, saying it harbors “terrorists” — his catch-all label for those with links to Kurdish militancy — and he’s hinted at Kakabaveh’s influence as a particular problem.