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World leaders, senior delegations, and members of the international press have gathered in Ankara as the 36th NATO Summit officially gets underway at a critical moment for the transatlantic alliance.
Hosted by Türkiye at the Bestepe Presidential Compound, the summit brings together leaders from NATO’s 32 member states and key partners for two days of high-level diplomacy.
The agenda is expected to focus on defense investment, strengthening the alliance’s defense industry, support for Ukraine, regional security challenges, and the future of burden-sharing among allies.
Described as one of the most consequential summits in NATO’s recent history, the Ankara gathering comes as the alliance faces mounting security pressures from Europe to the Middle East, while Türkiye seeks to highlight its strategic role at the crossroads of NATO’s eastern and southern flanks.
The 36th NATO Heads of State and Government Summit is being held in Ankara on July 7–8, hosted by Türkiye.
Alongside the 32 member states, leaders of Asia-Pacific NATO partners and Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy are attending. On the summit's first day, leaders will convene at what is described as the most comprehensive NATO Defense Industry Forum held to date.
The summit's main agenda items—including Europe assuming primary responsibility for conventional defense and the "NATO 3.0" vision for recalibrating the U.S. military presence in Europe—will be addressed in sessions on the second day.
Unity and solidarity remain the top expectations for the summit, despite recent transatlantic tensions.
The Ankara summit is drawing a massive international media presence.
Erdogan met Bulgarian PM Rumen Radev on Monday during NATO's 36th Summit in Ankara, marking his first bilateral meeting.
Fidan, Bayraktar, Uraloglu, Celik, and Duran also attended the closed-door talks at the Presidential Complex.
NATO Secretary-General Mark Rutte arrived in Ankara to attend the Ankara Summit
Rutte's plane landed at Ankara Airport, where Presidential Defense Industries (SSB) President Haluk Gorgun and other officials welcomed him.
Gorgun led the welcoming delegation of officials at Ankara Airport.
Rutte is expected to hold a press conference and meet with President Recep Tayyip Erdogan later in the day.
World leaders, senior delegations, and members of the international press have gathered in Ankara as the 36th NATO Summit officially gets underway at a critical moment for the transatlantic alliance.
Hosted by Türkiye at the Bestepe Presidential Compound, the summit brings together leaders from NATO’s 32 member states and key partners for two days of high-level diplomacy.
The agenda is expected to focus on defense investment, strengthening the alliance’s defense industry, support for Ukraine, regional security challenges, and the future of burden-sharing among allies.
Described as one of the most consequential summits in NATO’s recent history, the Ankara gathering comes as the alliance faces mounting security pressures from Europe to the Middle East, while Türkiye seeks to highlight its strategic role at the crossroads of NATO’s eastern and southern flanks.
The 36th NATO Heads of State and Government Summit is being held in Ankara on July 7–8, hosted by Türkiye.
Alongside the 32 member states, leaders of Asia-Pacific NATO partners and Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy are attending. On the summit's first day, leaders will convene at what is described as the most comprehensive NATO Defense Industry Forum held to date.
The summit's main agenda items—including Europe assuming primary responsibility for conventional defense and the "NATO 3.0" vision for recalibrating the U.S. military presence in Europe—will be addressed in sessions on the second day.
Unity and solidarity remain the top expectations for the summit, despite recent transatlantic tensions.
The Ankara summit is drawing a massive international media presence.
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