The world is going through a historical period of radical changes in international relations. The Ukraine war, escalating conflicts in the Middle East, tensions in the Asia-Pacific, and the transformation in global power balances are reshaping the security architecture. In this process, NATO’s role, future, and place in world politics are at the center of international debates.
The “Global Security and NATO” International Conference, which will be held following the NATO Summit in Ankara, will bring together politicians, academics, diplomats, military personnel, and experts from different countries to multidimensionally address today’s fundamental security issues.
The conference, which will be attended by prominent figures from the United States, the Russian Federation, the People’s Republic of China, the Islamic Republic of Iran, Germany, Italy, Azerbaijan, Bulgaria, Serbia, Lebanon, and Turkey, will be an important discussion platform where different views and international experiences meet.
The event program and speakers are as follows:
| REGISTRATION | 09.00 – 10.00 | ||
| OPENING SPEECH | 10.00 – 10.20 | ||
| 10.00 – 10.20 | Prof. Dr. Semih Koray President of the Global Civilization Initiative Research Center (DÜNYA-MER) | ||
| SESSION 1 | 10.30 – 12.00 | ||
| 10.30 – 10.45 | Islamic Republic of Iran | Session Chair: Prof. Dr. Fouad Izadi Faculty Member, Department of International Relations, University of Tehran | |
| 10.45 – 11.00 | USA | Scott Ritter Former US Marine Corps Intelligence Officer | |
| 11.00 – 11.15 | Republic of Turkey | Dr. Doğu Perinçek Chairman of the Vatan Party | |
| 11.15 – 11.30 | Russian Federation | Sergey Glazyev Professor, Doctor of Economics, Academician of the Russian Academy of Sciences. (Online) | |
| 11.30 – 12.00 | Discussion | ||
| LUNCH BREAK | 12.00 – 13.30 | ||
| SESSION 2 | 13.30 – 15.15 | ||
| 13.30 – 13.45 | Republic of Bulgaria | Session Chair: Angel Georgiev Member of Parliament, Revival Party | |
| 13.45 – 14.00 | Republic of Turkey | Bülent Kuşoğlu Vice Chairman of CHP | |
| 14.00 – 14.15 | Federal Republic of Germany | Kay-Achim Schönbach Ret. Commander of the Naval Forces (Online) | |
| 14.15 – 14.30 | Republic of Turkey | Ret. Maj. Gen. Prof. Dr. Fahri Erenel Head of Logistics Management Department, Istinye University | |
| 14.30 – 14.45 | Italian Republic | Alessandro Fanetti Expert at CESEM – Eurasian and Mediterranean Research Center | |
| 14.45 – 15.15 | Discussion | ||
SATURDAY, JUNE 27, 2026
| SESSION 3 | 10.30 – 12.15 | ||
| 10.30 – 10.45 | Republic of Turkey | Session Chair: Ret. Brig. Gen. Haldun Solmaztürk | |
| 10.45 – 11.00 | Republic of Turkey | Doğan Bekin Istanbul Deputy of the New Welfare Party, Vice Chairman | |
| 11.00 – 11.15 | Islamic Republic of Iran | Prof. Dr. Alireza Kouhkan Faculty Member, Department of International Relations, Allameh Tabataba’i University | |
| 11.15 – 11.30 | Republic of Serbia | Bojan Vulin Chairman of the International Relations Committee, Movement of Socialists (Online) | |
| 11.30 – 11.45 | Italian Republic | Ret. General Francesco Cosimato | |
| 11.45 – 12.15 | Discussion | ||
| LUNCH BREAK | 12.15 – 13.30 | ||
| SESSION 4 | 13.30 – 15.15 | ||
| 13.30 – 13.45 | Republic of Azerbaijan | Session Chair: Elşad Mirbeşiroğlu 6th Term Member of Parliament of Azerbaijan | |
| 13.45 – 14.00 | Republic of Turkey | Fatih Ceylan Ret. Ambassador, President of the Ankara Policy Center | |
| 14.00 – 14.15 | USA | Jackson Hinkle Member of the Executive Committee, Communist Party of America | |
| 14.15 – 14.30 | People’s Republic of China | Prof. Liu Xu Deputy Director of the Institute of Russian, Eastern European and Central Asian Studies (Online) | |
| 14.30 – 14.45 | Republic of Turkey | Assoc. Prof. Dr. Erdem İlker Mutlu Head of the Department of International Law, Hacettepe University | |
| 14.45 – 15.15 | Discussion | ||
| ANNOUNCEMENT OF THE FINAL DECLARATION AND PRESS CONFERENCE | 15.30 – 16.30 | ||
