Army Recognition
As reported by Bloomberg on June 25, 2025, at the NATO summit held in The Hague, Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan asked French President Emmanuel Macron to lift the political obstacles that continue to block the sale and co-production of the Eurosam SAMP/T surface-to-air missile system. The issue was raised during bilateral discussions between the two leaders, in which Erdoğan stressed that Türkiye, as NATO’s second-largest land army and among the top five contributors to the alliance’s operations, must be allowed to participate in European defense initiatives.
