Ankara readies major international media centre for NATO summit

An International Media Centre has been set up at the Presidential Nation’s Library for journalists covering this week’s NATO summit in the Turkish capital, Ankara, featuring 1,800 workstations, 40 editing rooms, and more than 100 live broadcast positions.

Around 2,500 journalists, television crews, photojournalists, digital media representatives and international broadcasters from around the world will gather in Ankara for the summit on July 7–8.

Türkiye’s Communications Directorate said a NATO task force has been established to oversee media and broadcasting operations, accreditation procedures, promotional activities, crisis communications, and public diplomacy efforts throughout the summit.

A total of 850 personnel will be deployed, including 500 staffers assigned to summit venues and another 350 working on side events and crisis communication activities.

The International Media Centre includes 1,800 workstations, 40 editing rooms, more than 100 live broadcast positions – including 54 permanent locations – 11 press conference halls (the largest accommodating up to 500 people), interview areas, studios, press mixers, directional signage, and information and broadcast screens.