Turkey has not received documented guarantees that Sweden and Finland will refuse to support Kurdish political organizations, including the extremist Kurdistan Workers' Party (PKK) recognized by Ankara, said Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan, speaking in parliament.

“We have not yet been provided with any specific document. We cannot believe the words that would not be enshrined in the documents,” Erdogan said.

He also recalled that Sweden and Finland supported the embargo on the supply of weapons to Turkey, but at the same time "armed terrorists from Syria for free."

“This practice does not correspond to the rule of law. These are the methods of terrorist countries,” he said.

The issue of Finnish and Swedish support for Kurdish political organizations became especially acute after these countries decided to join NATO. Turkey blocked the expansion of the alliance to the Scandinavian Peninsula, demanding guarantees from Helsinki and Stockholm that they would not support the PKK.

“We have openly stated that we oppose the membership of these two countries in NATO because of their support for the terrorist organization PKK and its offshoots. NATO is a security organization, not a terrorist support organization. They protect these terrorist organizations along with the police in Sweden, Finland, Germany, France and the Netherlands. They are marching with banners depicting the leaders of terrorist organizations,” Erdogan confirmed Ankara’s concerns.