IS Türkiye SATISFIED WITH THE RESULTS OF THE NATO 2025 SUMMIT

The 2025 NATO Summit, held in The Hague, Netherlands, concluded on June 25. Unlike previous summits, the brevity of this summit's final report prevented the requests of all member states from being reflected in the text. However, the final report was tailored to Ankara's wishes and addressed issues Türkiye prioritizes.

The fight against terrorism has been discussed at previous summits and featured prominently in the final communiqués. The threat of terrorism is one of the security threats facing NATO. This year, Turkey focused its efforts on the threat of terrorism and made frequent references to it in its statements. Speaking at a press conference on the second day of the summit, Recep Tayyip Erdoğan said, "I emphasized at The Hague that the fight against terrorism can only be successful with the sincere solidarity of our allies. We ensured that this threat was reflected in the summit communique." From this, we can see that the extensive coverage of the fight against.

Some NATO members have implemented a policy of restricting Turkey's export licenses for various reasons. This hinders trade in the defense industry. Turkey has consistently conveyed to its allies that this is unacceptable, as it violates the principle of solidarity among allied states. President Erdoğan also stated that the participation of non-EU members in EU defense initiatives would serve Europe's interests: "I emphasized that the full inclusion of non-EU allies in the Union's (EU) defense industry initiatives would be in the interest of all of Europe," he said, adding: "We pioneered the inclusion of the understanding of removing barriers to trade in defense industry products among allies in alliance documents." These statements illustrate Turkey's insistence on the removal of restrictions and the inclusion of this situation in these documents.errorism in the summit communiqué was due to Turkey's efforts.

NATO leaders have agreed to increase defense spending to 5% of gross domestic product (GDP). The deadline for achieving this target is 2035. Turkey, which has fallen short of the 2% target for years, reached 2.09% last year. Turkish officials believe that with guidance, Türkiye can reach the 5% target again this year. While achieving this target will place additional burdens on Türkiye, like other member states, Türkiye is sending a positive message of its commitment to do its best.

As a result, the NATO 2025 Summit met Turkey's expectations and Türkiye left the summit satisfied.

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• https://www.bbc.com/turkce/articles/ce83mm78klyo