2026 NATO Summit to be Held in Ankara

NATO Secretary General Mark Rutte announced today that Turkey will host the next alliance summit in Ankara on July 7-8, 2026.

The summit will be held at the Presidential Complex Bestepe (Kulliye).

In his announcement, Rutte thanked Turkey for hosting this “important summit” and noted that leaders will continue to build a “stronger and fairer alliance.”

This year's summit was hosted in The Hague, Netherlands, where NATO members pledged to increase defense spending to 5% of GDP by 2035.

Turkey also hosted the NATO Summit in 2004 in Istanbul.

Source: ΑΠΕ-ΜΠΕ