Communications director says Ankara summit showed Türkiye’s active diplomacy
A woman walks down steps next to the NATO logo during the NATO Defense Industry Forum at the NATO summit in Ankara, July 7, 2026. (AP Photo)
Communications Director Burhanettin Duran said on July 9 that the NATO summit in Ankara showed Türkiye’s active role in strengthening international peace, security and stability.
“The intensive diplomatic engagements carried out since Monday as part of the NATO Ankara Summit have once again demonstrated Türkiye’s active role, under the leadership of our President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan, in strengthening international peace, security and stability,” Duran wrote on Turkish social media platform NSosyal.
Duran said Erdoğan delivered important messages during the summit and held talks with French President Emmanuel Macron, Italian Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni, German Chancellor Friedrich Merz, British Prime Minister Keir Starmer, Syrian President Ahmad al-Sharaa, European Council President António Costa and European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen.
