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Defence Industries Secretariat head Haluk Görgün has stated that stronger defence cooperation between Türkiye and Romania will enhance joint capabilities and contribute to NATO collective security. He cited the delivery of the CAm. Roman corvette to the Romanian Navy as a reflection of growing strategic ties.Türkiye's Vice President Cevdet Yilmaz met Iranian President Masoud Pezeshkian in Tehran on Friday to attend funeral ceremonies for late Supreme Leader Ali Khamenei, saying Ankara "deeply shares the pain" of the Iranian people and pledging to support regional stability efforts.Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif said the Islamabad MoU takes immediate effect, with Iran reopening the Strait of Hormuz and the US lifting its naval blockade ahead of Friday's official signing ceremony in Switzerland.Fidan told the prestigious MGIMO university — which counts Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov among its alumni — that the honor recognized the deep bond between Türkiye and Russia, calling diplomacy the only effective tool for resolving regional disputes amid shifting global power dynamics and warning against strategic miscalculation during the transition to a multipolar order.Türkiye's national team is focused on securing a crucial victory against Paraguay in its second Group D match as it seeks to recover from an opening defeat to Australia. Goalkeeper Uğurcan Çakır said "the first match was not a final" and the team still has six points to play for.

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Erdoğan receives Italy’s Meloni for talks in Ankara

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Erdoğan receives Italy’s Meloni for talks in Ankara

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Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan (R) and NATO Secretary General Mark Rutte (L) welcome Italian Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni (C) ahead of the North Atlantic Council meeting held as part of the 36th NATO Heads of State and Government Summit at the Presidential Complex in Ankara, Turkiye, on July 8, 2026.

President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan met Italian Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni in Ankara for closed-door talks on the second day of the NATO summit. The meeting covered bilateral relations and regional issues.

Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan 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 defence capacity, the alliance’s defence spending targets, military modernisation, and continued support for Ukraine.

Bilateral and regional issues

While no details were released about the content of the talks, the meeting provided an opportunity for the two leaders to address bilateral relations and regional issues. Italy and Türkiye have cooperated closely in defence, migration, and energy, though they have also had differences over Libya and the Eastern Mediterranean. The meeting comes amid heightened transatlantic tensions over burden-sharing, with President Trump having threatened to reduce the US role in NATO while maintaining cordial ties with Erdoğan.

Türkiye – a member of NATO for nearly 75 years – joined the alliance in 1952.

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