Nato, Sweden, Vilnius, Ukraine etc.

[Deesse23]

Because times have changed and NATO should change with it, if it wants to be effective in forestalling and preventing conflicts that can lead to massive human suffering from breaking out in the first place, like the human suffering now tragically unfolding in Ukraine. Beside, Turkey has been a NATO member for a very long time, and Turkiye is essentially an Asian country; the vast majority of it's landmass is in Asia, and its also about 6500 km from the North Atlantic Ocean, so there is historical precedent.

Controlling the Mediterranean is vital to European security, and that naturally requires Turkish involvement. I think you're overestimating the distance, too, by about 50%. (Istanbul -- Gibraltar is about 4000 km).

He is overestimating by ca. 100% actually.
Istanbul-Gibraltar is actually 3000km.
Less than 3000 from the west coast of Turkey, 4000km from Gibraltar to the border to Iran.
6500km west of Ankara is....the fooking middle of the North Atlantic.