NATO Ankara Summit News

Ankara deals put Turkiye in NATO procurement architecture
Regional / Strategy

Ankara deals put Turkiye in NATO procurement architecture

Seven NATO signing tracks show how Turkish firms are moving into Alliance capability lines as members turn spending pledges into joint procurement channels.

Turkish Firms Join Five Large-Scale NATO Programmes
Space Weapon / Missile Regional / Strategy Homeland Security

Turkish Firms Join Five Large-Scale NATO Programmes

ASELSAN, ROKETSAN, STM, and TÜBİTAK have joined NATO’s five new large-scale multi-national programmes during the 2026 NATO Summit being held in Ankara.

Türkiye Joins Multi-National A400M Fleet Initiative
Air Regional / Strategy

Türkiye Joins Multi-National A400M Fleet Initiative

Türkiye -alongside Belgium, Croatia, France, Poland, Spain, and the UK- has signed a LOI to form a multi-national A400M transport fleet mirroring the MMF.

NATO Summit begins in Ankara with defence industry forum
Regional / Strategy

NATO Summit begins in Ankara with defence industry forum

The 36th NATO Summit opened in Ankara with a defence industry forum focused on Allied production, investment and joint procurement across the Alliance.

NATO Puts Defence Industry at Heart of 3.0 in Ankara
Analysis Regional / Strategy

NATO Puts Defence Industry at Heart of 3.0 in Ankara

NATO 3.0 is shifting deterrence from budget pledges to industrial capacity, placing Ankara and Turkiye’s defence ecosystem inside the Allied equation.

Ankara summit puts defence industry on NATO agenda
Regional / Strategy

Ankara summit puts defence industry on NATO agenda

Mark Rutte used ASELSAN to illustrate NATO's changing approach to defence industry ahead of next month's summit in Ankara.

Güler answers TurDef before NATO leaders’ summit in Ankara
Interview / Exclusive File

Güler answers TurDef before NATO leaders’ summit in Ankara

In written answers to TurDef, Yaşar Güler set out Türkiye’s NATO priorities, defence plans and views on European security before the NATO summit in Ankara.