In a social media post on Tuesday and at an event in Ankara, Foreign Minister Hakan Fidan summed up expectations from the July 7-8 NATO summit and highlighted how the decisions at the summit would “shape the Euro-Atlantic security environment for the years ahead.”
“The stage is set in Ankara. Under President (Recep Tayyip) Erdoğan’s leadership, Türkiye stands ready to welcome NATO members at a moment that will define the Alliance’s future. The decisions taken in Ankara will not merely address immediate challenges – they will shape the Euro‑Atlantic security environment for the years ahead. Collective defense remains the core of NATO, yet the strategic environment is shifting. Threats are multidomain, faster and more complex. Traditional metrics no longer capture this reality. What matters now is output: deployable capability, industrial capacity, and operational readiness,” Fidan wrote on the social media post.
“A stronger European contribution is essential, but restrictions on defense‑industrial cooperation undermine efficiency and slow response. These constraints have become strategic liabilities. European defense initiatives must remain fully inclusive of all NATO Allies. The real issue is not only how we respond, but how we organize cooperation in a way that reflects today’s realities. The Ankara summit will guide the Alliance in aligning its structures with the world it faces. Türkiye’s objective is clear: a more coherent, more capable, and more resilient Alliance,” he added.
