Current sectionMiddle East NewsTurkey NewsAnalysis Tuesday's summit in Ankara highlights Erdoğan's push to force Middle East priorities onto NATO and leverage Israel's declining status to advance Turkey's strategic goalsShare to FacebookShare to XArticle printing is available to subscribers onlyPrint in a simple, ad-free formatSubscribeComments: Zen reading is available to subscribers onlyAd-free and in a comfortable reading formatSubscribeZvi Bar'el06:01 AM • July 07 2026 IDTBeginning on Tuesday, the White Palace, the opulent presidential complex in the Turkish capital, Ankara, will be hosting the greatest show that has ever been held at the site, which was inaugurated by Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan in 2014. Loading...Click the alert icon to follow topics:Israel settlersMiddle EastNATOSyriaRussiaRecep Tayyip ErdoganIranTurkeyEuropean UnionCyprusWorld Cup 2026CommentsLoading...In the NewsIn the News: Live UpdatesNetanyahuHamasAli KhameneiMichigan Primary World CupBrad LanderHaQuizHaaretz PodcastErdogan's NATO Vision Redefines Israel as Key Threat and Turkey as a Top AssetAs Netanyahu Battles for Votes, He Could Reignite Gaza FightingThe One Good Trait of Netanyahu's TV MouthpieceReport: Iran Fires Missiles at Commercial Ships in Strait of HormuzShin Bet Chiefs Seek to Move Dept. Head Over Treatment of Jewish Terror SuspectsRemembering and rebuilding two years laterICYMIIsrael Has Long Ignored Warnings of a 'Diplomatic Tsunami.' Now It Has ArrivedDumber Than a 10-year-old: Are Israeli Students Really That Stupid?An Israeli Principal Desegregated a Tel Aviv School. Here's What Happened103 Nails on the Map: How Israel's Government Is Burying the Two-state SolutionRep. Dan Goldman Says Support for Israel Cost Him New York Democratic PrimaryIn His Own Words: Naftali Bennett Is Committed to Annexing the West Bank