Turkey brings more value to NATO then Sweden and Finland combined. It has a standing army (2nd biggest after US in NATO) with combat experience, defense sector with proven capabilities. Not to mention 11th economy in the world by GDP PPP and growing.
It's better for Turkey and NATO, that Turkey is in NATO. I would say it's far more important than Sweden or Finland being in NATO.
On account of Turkey, it hosts worlds largest number number of refugees.[1] But gets almost no recognition for it.
6 billions of euros EU thought of paying accounts only for a small amount of what it has costed to Turkish taxpayers which are a lot poorer than their, for example, German counterparts.
Indeed oldest known surviving buildings are thought to be of religious and monumental in nature.[1] As far as we know it could be the religion which made people settle and do agriculture. [2]
If we went with latter we would need more land to feed same number of people. There is more "nature" when we leave the forest as is and not cut it down to, to convert it to a poorly run "human land".
> There were more cereal calories per person in 2020 than in 1992. And this abundance was brought about without massive increases in the area being farmed. While industrial emissions rocketed, emissions due to land-use change fell by a quarter.
We were able to more than triple our output in that period.
What's good for you doesn't mean it's good for the planet. Cotton requires insane amount of water, land. On the other hand, there must be other reasons why cotton is not the best choice for outdoor wear.
It's better for Turkey and NATO, that Turkey is in NATO. I would say it's far more important than Sweden or Finland being in NATO.