Ankara Governor's Office Bans All Public Assemblies for 13 Days Around NATO Summit

The Ankara Governor's Office announced a blanket ban on demonstrations, press conferences, leafleting and banner displays across the province from midnight June 28 to midnight July 10, 2026, officially citing security requirements for the July 7–8 NATO summit. Human Rights Watch published a report on June 25 documenting the ban alongside the preceding week's mass arrests, arguing the measures went well beyond legitimate security needs and amounted to a blanket suppression of free assembly during the highest-profile diplomatic event Türkiye has hosted in years.