NATO leaders meet in Ankara for 2026 summit

NATO heads of state and government met in Ankara, Turkey, on July 7-8, 2026, for the alliance’s annual summit, following the 2025 summit held in The Hague and preceding the planned 2027 summit in Tirana. The gathering carried particular symbolic weight for Turkey, marking the country’s second time hosting a NATO summit.

The summit’s agenda included a meeting of the North Atlantic Council at the level of heads of state and government, alongside a series of related events involving NATO partner countries. In the two weeks leading up to the summit, authorities in Ankara implemented security measures ahead of the gathering, while anti-NATO protests were reported in several cities during the same period.