Lawmakers in Turkey are set to become the final NATO nation to approve Finland's membership in the military alliance.Turkey' s parliament was set to ratify Finland's application to join NATO on Thursday.

Turkey’s parliament will vote to approve Finland’s membership in NATO on Thursday, following through on President Recep Tayyip Erdogan’s promise to let the Nordic nation into the defense alliance.

Finland joining the alliance after decades of military nonalignment would be a major shift and represents a significant diplomatic and strategic defeat for Russia.

Turkey’s President Recep Tayyip Erdogan says his government will move forward with ratifying Finland’s NATO application, paving the way for the country to join the military bloc ahead of Sweden

The Turkish parliament is expected to approve Finland's Nato membership on Thursday after more than 10 months of delays. According to an Yle correspondent in Ankara, a vote could be held at 4 pm at the earliest.