Türkiye: Turkish President Erdogan receives Italy's Meloni in Ankara.

ANKARA, TÜRKİYE - JULY 8, 2026: Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan on Wednesday received Italy's Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni in the capital, Ankara. The closed-door meeting at the presidential complex came on the second day of the NATO summit. The summit in Ankara is bringing together leaders of the 32-member alliance as well as key partners to discuss Europe’s defense capacity, the alliance’s defense spending targets, military modernization, and continued support for Ukraine. Türkiye – a member of NATO for nearly 75 years – joined the alliance in 1952.