Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan has said Ankara will strengthen its role as a global diplomatic hub by hosting major international summits this year.

Speaking at the Justice and Development Party’s Central Decision and Executive Board meeting in Ankara on Monday, Erdogan said the summits would strengthen Ankara’s role on the international stage.

“(With the NATO and Organization of Turkic States summits) Ankara’s international visibility will increase as never before, and our capital will make a name for itself as a centre of global diplomacy,” he said.

He said Türkiye would host the 36th NATO Heads of State and Government Meeting in Ankara on July 7-8, bringing numerous world leaders, including US President Donald Trump, to the capital.

Erdogan also said the Organization of Turkic States summit would be held in Ankara in the autumn.

“Our family council, the Organisation of Turkic States summit, will again take place in Ankara in the autumn,” Erdogan said.

Major world summits

NATO summits provide a platform for allied leaders to discuss key security challenges and set the Alliance’s strategic direction. Türkiye, in its capacity as a key NATO member, has hosted pivotal bloc summits, including one in Istanbul in 2004.

The Ankara meeting will follow the 2025 summit in The Hague and is expected to focus on collective security, defence spending and global strategic challenges.

Later this year, Ankara will also host the 13th summit of the Organization of Turkic States, which brings together Türkiye, Azerbaijan, Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan and Uzbekistan, alongside observer members and states.

The bloc was established in 2009 to deepen cooperation among Turkic states across the areas including trade, transport, energy, culture and security.

Its most recent formal summit was held in Gabala, Azerbaijan, in October 2025, while an informal leaders’ meeting in Kazakhstan last month focused on artificial intelligence and digital development.