Person

Recep Tayyip Erdogan

President of Turkey, Turkish Presidency

4 articles · 9 November 2025 to 6 July 2026

What we have reported

Hosts the NATO summit and counts Trump as a close friend, with a separate bilateral meeting planned.
Will host the July NATO summit in Ankara; Merz plans to brief him on Berlin discussions.
Maintains close ties with Vladimir Putin while positioning Turkey as a mediator in the Ukraine war.

Coverage

4 of 4 in the archive

World

Trump presses NATO allies to deliver on 5% defence spending pledge at Ankara summit

The US president travels to Turkey expecting concrete plans from European members after last year's Hague agreement, while his administration reviews force posture in Europe and feuds with several allied leaders.

Hélène Mercier6 July 20267 min read

Politics

European leaders meet in Berlin to show defence unity before Ankara NATO summit

Chancellor Merz hosts five-nation dinner as Franco-German fighter project collapses and Trump pressures allies over Iran and troop levels

Marek Jankowski24 June 20267 min read

World

NATO and EU split over Turkey as defence reliance deepens

Mark Rutte praises Ankara's military expansion while Ursula von der Leyen brackets it with China and Russia, exposing a strategic contradiction Europe cannot resolve before the July NATO summit.

Hélène Mercier26 April 20269 min read

World

Germany deepens defence ties with Turkey as NATO production gaps widen

Berlin is turning to Ankara for artillery ammunition, drone technology and industrial capacity, while Turkey seeks entry to the EU's €150 billion SAFE financing programme.

Hélène Mercier9 November 20258 min read

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Ursula von der Leyen
President of the European Commission
Friedrich Merz
Chancellor of Germany
Donald Trump
President of the United States
Emmanuel Macron
President of France
Christine Lagarde
President of the European Central Bank
Viktor Orbán
Prime Minister of Hungary
Volodymyr Zelenskyy
President of Ukraine
Kaja Kallas
High Representative of the Union for Foreign Affairs and Security Policy
Mark Rutte
Secretary General of NATO
Péter Magyar
Prime Minister of Hungary
Henna Virkkunen
Executive Vice-President for Tech Sovereignty, Security and Democracy
Keir Starmer
Prime Minister of the United Kingdom

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