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PROGRAMME
VENUES
On 7 – 8 July, the NATO Summit will take place at the Beştepe Presidential Compound (T.C. Cumhurbaşkanlığı Külliyesi) in Ankara, Türkiye. The International Media Centre (IMC) is located in the Presidential Nation’s Library (Millet Kütüphanesi).
On 7 July the NATO Summit Defence Industry Forum (NSDIF) will take place at ATO Congresium (Söğütözü Cd. No:1, 06510 Çankaya/Ankara).
The Accreditation Office is located at the Directorate of Communications (DoC) of the Presidency of the Republic of Türkiye (T.C. Cumhurbaşkanlığı İletişim Başkanlığı - Kızılırmak Mah. Mevlana Bulvarı - No:144, Çankaya / Ankara).
PICKING UP YOUR ACCREDITATION BADGE
You will be granted a media pass only if you received a confirmation from NATO that your application for accreditation has been successful.
You can collect your NATO Summit media pass at the Accreditation Office, located at the Directorate of Communications (DoC) of the Presidency of the Republic of Türkiye. Address: T.C. Cumhurbaşkanlığı İletişim Başkanlığı - Kızılırmak Mah. Mevlana Bulvarı - No:144 Çankaya / Ankara.
To collect your badge, you will need to present the email you received containing a QR code, a valid national identification document (Passport or ID-card) and press card (or accreditation letter from a recognised media organisation). You are asked to provide the same passport/ID card and editor’s letter/press card you used to apply for accreditation.
ACCESS TO THE INTERNATIONAL MEDIA CENTRE
All media representatives must use the press shuttle buses to access the International Media Centre (IMC). The location is not accessible by any city public transport, taxi, car, bike or on foot. The only way to access the IMC is the press shuttle buses. The shuttles will depart from the press hotels, from the Accreditation Office, and from the metro station MTA located in Cukurambar district. The press members who are going to get on the shuttles from the Accreditation Office need to be present at the Accreditation Office before 7 a.m. on 7-8 July as the roads to the Accreditation Office will be closed during the passage of the official motorcades. The press members who are going to get on the shuttles from the Metro Station MTA, can reach out to this point all day by metro.
Please note media will need to go through airport-style security screening which may take longer at peak periods.
Given the security procedures and distances between venues, please plan at least 45 minutes for reaching the IMC.
OPENING HOURS
(local time GMT+2)
OPENING HOURS MEDIA CENTRE AND ACCREDITATION OFFICE
|
Day |
Media Centre |
Accreditation Office |
|---|---|---|
|
Saturday 4 July |
Closed |
12:00 – 18:00 |
|
Sunday 5 July |
For broadcasters only (12:00-18:00) |
12:00 – 18:00 |
|
Monday 6 July |
10:00 – 21:00 |
09:00 – 20:00 |
|
Tuesday 7 July |
06:00 – 23:59 |
07:00 – 18:00 |
|
Wednesday 8 July |
00:00 - until 05:00 on 9 July |
06:30 – 14:00 |
MEDIA CENTRE / FACILITIES
The IMC includes the following facilities:
- General filing area which is the main working space for all media accredited to the Summit, with access to internet (free), video and audio feed, and power outlets – available on a first come first serve basis.
- Editing area - fully booked
- Indoor/outdoor stand-up positions – fully booked
- TV presentation positions
- Press briefing rooms: One large press briefing room (Main Press Theatre) and 10 other press briefing rooms of different sizes. There will also be several informal media huddle/stakeout positions.
- One Summit TV studio and one online engagements studio
- Catering for media
The Presidential Nation’s Library (Millet Kütüphanesi) is a non-smoking building. There will be designated smoking areas outside.
For any questions during the Summit, accredited journalists can go to the Information Desk at the Media centre.
OPEN POOLED ACCESS FOR MEDIA
Media will have unescorted access to the following:
- Filing, broadcast and catering areas.
- Outdoor stand-up positions
- Press conference area - when press conferences are taking place.
- Media huddle/stakeout area - when engagements are taking place.
NATO Secretary General’s press conferences are open to all accredited media representatives. Press conference announced on the CCTV are open for accredited media present in the IMC.
POOLED ACCESS FOR MEDIA
Media access to the main Summit events is pooled. Specific pool cards for each event will be used by NATO to identify the media authorised to attend. Please consult the media programme to identify the pools for each event.
NATO will distribute these pool cards to each national delegation participating to Summit events (and not to media directly), and it is the delegation’s responsibility to distribute pool cards to media from their country. Please contact your national delegation.
International press agencies and media from countries not participating at the Summit wishing to be considered for a media pool need to contact Summitmediaoperations@hq.nato.int. You will receive a confirmation if your request can be accommodated, and you will be invited to collect your pool card.
By accepting a NATO pool position, you commit to share immediately all information and material collected while in the pool with any accredited media that request it, at no charge and with no restriction on the use of the material for news purposes. Media representatives and news organisations must identify that it is pooled material every time it is used. Pooled material can only be used for legitimate news purposes and it cannot be sold.
NATO SUMMIT DEFENCE INDUSTRY FORUM – MEDIA EVENTS AND DIRECT COVERAGE
The NATO Summit Defence Industry Forum 2026 (NSDIF26) will take place 7 July 2026 at ATO Congresium. It will bring together senior NATO, Allied and partner officials, industry leaders, and the communities responsible for driving forward industry and innovation to discuss its most pressing issues.
More details about the event are available here; events open for media coverage are to be included in the Summit media programme to be circulated shortly.
High-level announcements by NATO, Allies and industries will take place throughout the day, on the margins of the Forum agenda. They will cover a wide range of NATO priority capability areas, including: space and surveillance; integrated air and missile defence and strike capabilities. Specific details will be published on 7 July AM.
Selected events will be live-streamed on NATO website, shown on CCTV screens in the IMC, and available as a separate feed in the IMC (editing area).
Only media accredited to the Summit can cover NSDIF selected events. Due to space limitations, in-person media attendance will be limited and subject to pre-registration. Please notify your interest to attend here by no later than 4 July midnight. Practical information will be sent to confirmed registrations.
MEDIA ACCESS TO NATIONAL EVENTS
Participating Heads of State and Government may hold press conferences in the Media Centre. If those are open to all media, time and location will be announced on the CCTV.
Details about national media plans (press briefings, bilateral meetings) are available from the national delegations. Providing information about, and organizing media coverage of bilateral events is the responsibility of the respective national delegations.
Please contact the national delegations directly. A contact list of national press officers is available at the Information Desk in the Media Centre.
BROADCAST AND CONTENT AVAILABLE
TRT operates as Host TV for the NATO Summit and covers live all events open to the media. The coverage will be available via satellite (on world feed), in the International Media Centre and on the NATO website.
Broadcast-quality B-roll will be available for free download from the NATO Multimedia Portal. Journalists need to register to the portal to be able to download videos: natomultimedia.tv/portal/Register.html. For more information, contact content@natomultimedia.tv.
Tanscripts of the Secretary General’s public remarks, as well as pictures taken by NATO photographers will be available on the NATO website.
REGISTRATION OF WIRELESS EQUIPMENT
To ensure your wireless equipment functions properly, safely, and legally during the NATO summit, it’s important to understand whether a license is required and how to comply with national regulations. If you have questions, please contact: ankarasummit@iletisim.gov.tr
INTERPRETATION
There will be simultaneous interpretation into French, Turkish and Ukrainian of the NATO Secretary General's press conferences and public remarks at the start of the Summit’s working sessions. Headsets will be available in the press conference room for Secretary General's press conferences. Interpretation in multiple languages will also available during the live-streaming on the NATO website.
SECURITY
It is strongly recommended to arrive early to clear security checks. Please comply with the instructions of security staff. Passes must be visible at all times.
If you lose your accreditation badge, please write to NATOAccreditations@hq.nato.int and report at the Information Desk.
CATERING
Catering will be available at the Summit venue throughout the Summit at no cost. Snacks, coffee, water will be provided throughout the IMC during opening hours. Hot meals will be provided in the media catering area at times outlined below.
CATERING
|
Day |
Breakfast |
Lunch |
Dinner |
Other |
|---|---|---|---|---|
|
5 July |
- |
13:00-15:00 |
- |
Catering until 18:00 |
|
6 July |
10:00-12:00 |
13:00-15:00 |
18:00-20:00 |
Catering until 20:00 |
|
7 July |
06:00-10:00 |
13:00-15:00 |
19:00-21:00 |
Catering all day and over night |
|
8 July |
06:00-10:00 |
13:00-15:00 |
19:00-21:00 |
Catering all day and over night |
|
9 July |
03:00-05:00 |
- |
- |
Catering until 5:00 am |
LOST AND FOUND
Please check at the Information Desk.
EMERGENCY LINE - 179
In case of a life-threatening emergency, please call NATO Summit hotline 179
SHUTTLE BUSES
Media representatives staying at the media hotels designated under the Summit arrangements will be transported to the Accreditation Office and to the International Media Centre by shuttle services departing from their respective hotels.
For each hotel, an adequate number of shuttle buses will be allocated in accordance with the number of accredited media representatives staying at that hotel. Shuttle departure will be every 20 minutes, supplemented at peak time.
Shuttle buses are planned to provide service throughout the day for members of the press wishing to move between the Summit venue and their hotels.
There will be shuttle buses between the Accreditation Office and IMC. In addition, shuttle buses will provide continuous transportation services between the MTA Metro Station and the IMC.
The shuttle bus schedules are available here. Departure will not be delayed for occupancy; continuous flow will be maintained. In case of excessive demand, passengers will be directed to the next available bus serving the same destination. Shuttle departure intervals are scheduled taking into account the expected peak traffic periods at the International Media Centre and the Accreditation Office.
Routes may be adjusted in accordance with traffic and security condition. In case of any emergency, operations will be sustained through backup shuttle buses.
On 7 July a dedicated shuttle bus will link the International Media Centre and the ATO Congresium. Access to this shuttle bus will only be limited to media having registered their interest to cover NSDIF26 in person.
For more information on shuttle buses please write to: ankarasummit@iletisim.gov.tr
CONTACT POINTS
General logistics, pool access: Summitmediaoperations@hq.nato.int
Media accreditation: NATOAccreditations@hq.nato.int
TV Studio: broadcastoperations@hq.nato.int
B-roll and video distribution: content@natomultimedia.tv
NATO Summit Media Coordination:
Ms. Delphine Maus – Summitmediaoperations@hq.nato.int
Türkiye Media Coordination: ankarasummit@iletisim.gov.tr
Media queries and / or requests for interviews of NATO officials:
NATO Press and Media Service – press@hq.nato.int
Türkiye.: ankarasummit@iletisim.gov.tr