Türkiye: Turkish defense minister meets Canadian, Latvian counterparts at NATO summit.

SHOTLIST ANKARA, TÜRKİYE (JULY 7, 2026) (TURKISH MINISTRY OF DEFENSE - ACCESS ALL) 1. VARIOUS OF TURKISH DEFENSE MINISTER YASAR GULER MEETING LATVIAN DEFENCE MINISTER RAIVIS MELNIS 2. VARIOUS OF GULER MEETING CANADIAN DEFENCE MINISTER DAVID MCGUINTYANKARA, TÜRKİYE - JULY 7: Turkish Defense Minister Yasar Guler met separately with Canadian Defense Minister David McGuinty and Latvian Defense Minister Raivis Melnis in Ankara on Tuesday, July 7, on the sidelines of the NATO summit. Guler and McGuinty signed a declaration of intent on defense cooperation following their meeting. The NATO Summit Defense Industry Forum is being held in Ankara as part of the July 7-8 NATO Summit, bringing together senior allied officials, defense industry representatives, and innovation leaders. NATO describes the forum as its premier high-level event on transatlantic defense production, investment and innovation, with this year’s agenda focused on increasing defense production, cooperation and joint procurement across the alliance. The forum comes as NATO allies seek to expand industrial capacity and reinforce deterrence amid rising security challenges, with Türkiye positioning its defense industry as a key contributor to alliance capabilities. The NATO summit continues through Wednesday, with allied leaders set to discuss defense investment, military support for Ukraine and efforts to expand the alliance's defense industrial base.