Prime Minister Mark Carney and Diana Fox Carney disembark a government plane in Ankara, Turkey, Tuesday, July 7, 2026. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Adrian Wyld
By The Canadian Press

Carney arrives in Turkey for high-level NATO talks with German, South Korean leaders

Jul 7, 2026 | 12:29 AM

ANKARA — Prime Minister Mark Carney has landed in Ankara, Turkey, where he’s set to have several meetings with heads of allied nations.

The prime minister is expected to hold bilateral talks with Turkish President Recep Erdogan and Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy.

Carney is also to meet with officials from South Korea, Germany and Norway

Ahead of his trip, Carney named a German and Norwegian consortium as the preferred bidder for a fleet of submarines for the Royal Canadian Navy.

The NATO summit is expected to focus on a collective increase in defence budgeting as well as alliance unity amid an increasingly threatening world.

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Carney has, in the meantime, been campaigning for allies to set up a multinational defence bank to help finance growth in the global defence sector.

This report by The Canadian Press was first published July 7, 2026.

Kyle Duggan, The Canadian Press

by The Canadian Press

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