Join the Atlantic Council Turkey Program on Tuesday, April 7, 2026, at 10:00 a.m. ET 17:00 TRT, for a timely event examining US-Turkish defense relations and the upcoming NATO Summit.
After years of stagnation, longstanding friction points, including over policy toward Syria, the US-Turkish relations are seeing meaningful movement, opening the door for renewed efforts to bolster relations. Still, challenges persist, including over defense procurements, while the new conflict with Iran threatens to reshape the region’s security architecture once again. These developments signal not only a new era for the bilateral US-Turkish defense relationship but also underscore the significance of the upcoming 2026 NATO Summit in Ankara.
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Speakers
Can Kasapoğlu
Nonresident Senior Fellow,
Hudson Institute
Rich Outzen
Nonresident Senior Fellow,
Atlantic Council Turkey Program,
Atlantic Council
Yavuz Türkgenci
Retired Turkish Armed Forces General;
Board Member,
Centre for Economics and Foreign Policy Studies
Defne Arslan
Senior Director,
Atlantic Council Turkey Program,
Atlantic Council
Moderated by
Amb. Matthew Bryza
Nonresident Senior Fellow,
Atlantic Council Turkey Program,
Atlantic Council;
Former US Ambassador to Azerbaijan;
Former Deputy Assistant Secretary of
State for Europe and Eurasia
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