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ISTANBUL SANG BEFORE ANKARA SPOKE
The Third Desk Jun 11, 2026

ISTANBUL SANG BEFORE ANKARA SPOKE

A few weeks before NATO leaders gather in Ankara, Istanbul hosted a more strange kind of summit. It unfolded not in conference halls, but across ferry terminals, concert queues and crowded streets.

Can Öztaş 4 min