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Leaders of NATO countries came together at the NATO Summit in Vilnius, the capital of Lithuania. Turkey is represented by President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan at the North Atlantic Council Meeting of NATO at the level of heads of state and government. Finland is attending a NATO Summit as a full member for the first time. NATO Secretary General Jens Stoltenberg congratulated Finnish President Sauli Niinisto for attending his first summit meeting in his speech at the opening of the meeting. The leaders applauded Finnish President Niinisto upon Stoltenberg's words. Stoltenberg stated that after Finland, Sweden will soon be a full member of NATO with yesterday's agreement. The leaders welcomed the Secretary General's words with applause. Stoltenberg stated that the leaders of NATO countries will sign important decisions today, and that support for Ukraine will be increased, which will bring Ukraine closer to the alliance, NATO's new defence plans will be approved and more ambitious defence investment will be agreed upon.

NATO Secretary General Jens Stoltenberg attended the family photo of the leaders who will attend the NATO Heads of State and Government Summit in Vilnius, Lithuania.

NATO Secretary General Jens Stoltenberg welcomed the leaders who will attend the NATO Heads of State and Government Summit in Vilnius, Lithuania.

President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan met with British Prime Minister Rishi Sunak within the scope of the NATO Summit in Lithuania.

President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan met with French President Emmanuel Macron during the NATO Summit in Lithuania.

NATO Secretary General Jens Stoltenberg stated that he welcomed the dialogue between Turkey and the United States on F-16s and that Turkey's plan to buy F-16 fighter jets from the United States was not part of the compromise reached yesterday between Turkey, Sweden and NATO on Sweden's application for NATO membership. Stoltenberg spoke at the forum organised before the NATO Summit, which starts today in Vilnius, the capital of Lithuania.

As the NATO Leaders' Meeting begins in Vilnius, the capital of Lithuania, Lithuanian security services have increased various security measures such as fences and border patrols at the borders outside the EU countries. Kaliningrad, the Russian territory on the Baltic Sea coast, was seen from the Lithuanian border city of Pagegiai, which will host the summit on 11-12 July. Only pedestrian movement is allowed on the Queen Louise Bridge, which is closed to vehicular traffic and connects Pagegiai to the Russian city.

The Croatian President Kolinda Grabar-Kitarovic is currently visiting Turkey. The main reason of Grabar-Kitarovic’s one-day working visit to this country is her meeting with the Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan. As stated by the Presidential Office, main topics of talks between the two presidents will be the situation in Bosnia and Herzegovina and in Southeastern Europe as well as relations between the European Union and Turkey but also the role of Ankara in controlling the refugee crisis. The most interesting topic for Croatia is surely the situation in Bosnia and Herzegovina. Croats living in that country require the change of the electoral law and equality before the upcoming elections in October 2018. During the meeting in Ankara, Grabar-Kitarovic and Erdogan will discuss the possible trilateral meeting of Croatia, Bosnia and Herzegovina and Turkey, which would take place within the first three months this year. The Turkish President Erdogan paid a visit to Croatia less than two years ago.

President Recep Tayyip Erdogan and the leaders of NATO countries arrived in Vilnius, the capital of Lithuania, to attend the NATO Heads of State and Government Summit.

President Recep Tayyip Erdogan met with NATO Secretary General Jens Stoltenberg and Swedish Prime Minister Ulf Kristersson in Vilnius, the capital of Lithuania, where he came to attend the NATO Heads of State and Government Summit.

President Recep Tayyip Erdogan arrived in Vilnius, the capital of Lithuania, to attend the NATO Heads of State and Government Summit. President Erdogan and his wife Emine Erdogan were welcomed at Vilnius Airport by Turkish Ambassador to Vilnius Görkem Barış Tantekin, Turkey's Permanent Representative to NATO Ambassador Zeki Levent Gümrükçü and other officials. Erdoğan was accompanied by Foreign Minister Hakan Fidan, Minister of National Defence Yaşar Güler, Head of National Intelligence Service İbrahim Kalın and Presidential Communications Director Fahrettin Altun. At the summit, views will be exchanged at the strategic level on the war in Ukraine as well as the challenges to the NATO geography. At the summit, plans to strengthen the Alliance's defence structure and deterrence against the main threats identified by NATO, especially terrorism, will be discussed. President Erdoğan will also hold bilateral meetings within the scope of the summit.

Jul 8, 2023 President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan held a joint press conference with Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskiy at Vahdettin Mansion.

The archaeological museum in Kütahya, where artefacts unearthed in the ancient city of Aizanoi in Çavdarhisar district are exhibited, reflects the Roman history of the region. Some artefacts, especially the marble sundial found during the excavations carried out in the last two years in the ancient city, started to be exhibited in the museum. The sarcophagus of the Amazons, part of which was unearthed during the illegal excavation of treasure hunters in 1990 and completely recovered during the rescue excavation carried out by the Kütahya Museum Directorate, attracts the attention of those who see it with its 1900 years of history and durability. The sarcophagus, on which there are figures depicting the struggle between Greek soldiers and Amazonian women warriors, is among the most important artefacts that attract attention in the museum.

Clergy were added to the many different professions demanding a raise due to the increasing cost of living in the UK. For the first time in the nearly 500-year history of the Church of England, the clergy officially demanded a raise.

Security measures were increased in the Rostov region due to the Wagner crisis in Russia. In the statement made by the Information Centre of the Russian National Anti-Terrorism Committee, it was reported that anti-terrorism measures were taken. Rostov Region Governor Vasiliy Golubev, in his social media post, noted that vehicles accumulated at some points of the main streets due to traffic restrictions, kilometres long queues were formed, and asked the residents of the region not to drive on some main streets.

Russian President Vladimir Putin made statements regarding the crisis between the state and the security company Wagner. Putin described Wagner's action as "armed rebellion" and said, "We will not allow Russia to be divided again. We will protect our people."

The meanders in Karagöl Plateau, surrounded by pine, beech, fir and oak trees in Sakarya's Taraklı district, filled with water after the recent rainfall and took on a different beauty. The meanders in the plateau are also included in the sightseeing route of local and foreign tourists coming to the district, which stands out with its calmness and thermal tourism, due to its proximity to the centre.

The commandos in Elazığ, who will take part in the "Syria Task Force", set off for their duty stations accompanied by prayers. Governor Ömer Toraman said at the ceremony organised at Kovancılar Gendarmerie Commando Special Operations Battalion Command that the commandos will return after performing their duties properly.

A male mummy, estimated to be between 3000 and 3500 years old, was discovered during archaeological excavations in the town of Rimac, near the Peruvian capital Lima. The mummy was found wrapped in a cotton shroud with various objects such as necklaces, corn, coca leaves and seeds, preserved in a tomb surrounded by stones. Officials from the Ministry of Culture have authorised the local municipality to intensify and expand work at the excavation site.

The 44th President of the United States, Barack Obama, has criticised the Western media for paying too much attention to the stories of the group who were not heard from after diving in a submarine for touristic purposes to see the wreckage of the Titanic, but not enough attention to the migrant boat tragedy off the coast of Greece.

The 6th International Ephesus Opera and Ballet Festival, organised by the Ministry of Culture and Tourism, will begin with the premiere of the famous Russian composer Tchaikovsky's "Sleeping Beauty" ballet. Ayşem Sunal Savaşkurt, Director of Istanbul State Opera and Ballet (İDOB), who directed and arranged the work, told AA correspondent that they prepared the ballet "Sleeping Beauty", the most difficult and academic work of the classical ballet repertoire, for the opening of the festival.

A group of families of Jerusalem prisoners, including the mothers of Jerusalem prisoners in Israeli jails, set out to perform their Hajj pilgrimage at the invitation of Saudi Arabia's King Salman bin Abdulaziz by performing their morning prayers at Al-Aqsa Mosque. Marah Bakir, the mother of one of the Jerusalem prisoners, said she was looking forward to the release of her daughter soon and thanked the kingdom for this invitation. This year, Saudi Arabia, at the invitation of King Salman, invited nearly a thousand people, including Palestinians who lost their lives in the conflicts in Israel and the families of prisoners, to perform the Hajj pilgrimage.

Muslims coming from all over the world to the holy lands in Mecca, Saudi Arabia, continue their worship to fulfil the Hajj pilgrimage. Muslims circumambulated and prayed at the Kaaba.

US President Joe Biden hosted Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi at the White House. Arriving at the White House in the morning Washington time, President Biden and his wife Jill Biden welcomed Modi with a military ceremony. The national anthems of both countries were sung and many Indian Americans attended the ceremony.

The tourist submarine Titan, which went missing while diving in the wreckage of the Titanic, exploded "catastrophically" and broke into pieces, US Coast Guard officials said. "The wreckage is consistent with a catastrophic explosion of the watercraft," Coast Guard official Rear Admiral John Mauger said in a press release in Boston. So we will continue to work and search the area below." Mauger reported that the accident occurred 1 hour and 45 minutes after the Titan submarine dived, when communication with the vehicle was lost. Stating that they believe that all those on board the submarine are dead, Rear Admiral noted that they found the wreckage of the tourist submarine 488 metres from the bow of the Titanic, which sank about 100 years ago, at a depth of 4 kilometres from the surface.