Ankara set to host NATO leaders’ summit
Police patrol in front of a banner ahead of the NATO Summit in Ankara, July 5, 2026. (AP Photo/Rıza Ozel)
Türkiye is set to host the 36th NATO Summit of Heads of State and Government in Ankara on July 7-8, bringing together leaders from the alliance’s 32 member states.
The summit program is scheduled to begin on July 6 with a press conference by NATO Secretary-General Mark Rutte at the International Media Center in Beştepe.
The Ankara meeting will be the second NATO summit hosted by Türkiye, following the 2004 summit in Istanbul.
