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NATO Summit 2025
30 JUNE 2025

The NATO alliance’s latest summit in The Hague yielded a pledge to raise defense spending to 5% of GDP by 2035, as leaders reaffirmed their ironclad commitment to mutual defense. The summit also served as a venue for President Erdoğan’s first meeting with US President Trump since his re-election and for Türkiye’s full role in Europe's defence plans. The next NATO Summit is planned for 2026 in Türkiye.

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ORTAM BBQ RESTAURANT

RIJNHAVEN, THE NETHERLANDS
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Türkiye Hosts OIC Summit
23 JUNE 2025

The 51st session of the Council of Foreign Ministers of the Organisation of Islamic Cooperation (OIC) was held in Istanbul. The two-day event, held under the theme of "The OIC In A Transforming World," was a display of unity for the world’s largest Muslim organization as Türkiye took over the rotating chairpersonship of the Council of Foreign Ministers.

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PERA PALACE HOTEL

ISTANBUL, TÜRKİYE
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Türkiye-Greece Relations
16 JUNE 2025

Ankara is on a mission to bring its cultural heritage home. Since 2002, more than 13,000 pieces of stolen artifacts have been recovered from abroad. For the first time, Türkiye and Greece are engaged in a cultural exchange with Ankara supporting Greece's campaign to retrieve the Elgin Marbles from the British Museum and Greece returning a trove of ancient Lydian coins to Türkiye. Next month, a bronze statue of Roman Emperor Marcus Aurelius will also be officially repatriated, more than 60 years after it was smuggled.

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ANATOLIA HOTEL

THESSALONIKI, GREECE
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Türkiye-Syria Relations
9 JUNE 2025

As sanctions start to fall in Syria, Turkiye is set to supply significant volumes of electricity and natural gas. The agreement was sealed during high-level talks in Istanbul between President Erdogan and Al Sharaa. Erdogan pledged deeper cooperation in every sector, while also slamming Israel's continued occupation and military actions in Syria.

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CERCIS MURAT RESTAURANT

MARDIN, TÜRKIYE

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Turkish Airlines
 

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Türkiye-Israel Relations
2 JUNE 2025

Tensions between Turkiye and Israel have escalated in the post-Assad era in Syria. With Iranian and Russian influence fading, Israel has ramped up its strikes and military action. The shifting ground has forced Ankara and Tel Aviv into indirect deconfliction talks mediated by Azerbaijan. While the talks are not a step toward normalization, Turkiye's move to take control of a strategic base near Palmyra brought on an Israeli airstrike on the site days later. Since then, strikes have paused, and both sides have engaged in back-channel communication.

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The EFENDI Hotel

ACRE, ISRAEL

Following up on Turkey's international relations is vital for the safety and security of every Turkish expatriate. A politically incorrect answer to a simple question in a foreign land can easily turn into a legal nightmare.

ANKA Report is designed to inform and educate International Turks, offering a weekly update on Ankara's relations with each country, by presenting compilations of TRT World's informative broadcasts on Turkish diplomacy.