NATO Summit: 'A Major Turning Point in the History of the Alliance'

The NATO Summit, hosted by Turkey, will be a critical meeting that will determine the future of the alliance. Defense spending, the rift between the US and Europe, and the future of NATO will be on the agenda.Former Admiral Ali Deniz Kutluk stated that the summit will be a period where historic decisions that will directly affect the future of NATO will be made.Kutluk explained that leaders do not bring new negotiation topics to the table at NATO summits, but rather the results of approximately 400 committees are matured in meetings of foreign and defense ministers, and then turned into political decisions.

The hosting has no special importance, but it is correct that this summit is being held at a critical time. Because NATO is in a state of turmoil. How will this summit be concluded in this turmoil? This is what everyone is wondering.

The most important topic of the summit will be how to implement the defense spending target of 5% of GNP, which was decided last year.

The important thing at this year's summit is the decision made last year to increase defense spending by 5%. It is understood that the focus will be on implementing this decision.

The second key topic will be the disagreements between the US and Europe, with the US unwilling to allocate resources to European security, according to Kutluk.

A key agenda item is how to tolerate America's divergence from NATO. Here, a title is being put forward as a continuation of transatlantic unity, actually as an excuse.

Kutluk emphasized that the political tension within the alliance is not limited to defense budgets.

Trump's claims and statements that Europe should take care of its own defense, that we will not take care of it, automatically harm the interests of defense companies.