09.07.2026 23:10
Footage emerged showing Greek Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis, who arrived in Ankara for the 36th NATO Leaders' Summit, clearly bending over and sniffing the leaders beside him. Throughout the summit, the Greek leader, who had already drawn attention with his reaction to the Mehter march and his stiff, strutting walk, once again became a topic of discussion on social media with this latest image.
The 36th NATO Summit of Heads of State and Government, held in Ankara, was marked by the strange behavior of Greek Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis. In new footage captured by cameras, moments where Mitsotakis visibly sniffed the leaders next to him became a topic of discussion on social media.
SNIFFED MERZ AND MAGYAR
During the event, as leaders stepped onto the stage before the family photo session, Mitsotakis was seen leaning towards German Chancellor Friedrich Merz and Hungarian Prime Minister Péter Magyar, who were right next to him. The Greek Prime Minister exhibited a strange reflex, as if inhaling the leaders' scent, and these actions did not go unnoticed by nearby delegates and cameras.
Social media users struggled to make sense of the leader's behavior, as the "sniffing" footage was recorded as the most unusual moment of the summit.
STAYED IN THE SPOTLIGHT WITH HIS ODD BEHAVIOR THROUGHOUT THE SUMMIT
Greek Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis had also remained a trending topic on social media due to other unusual attitudes displayed during the summit. On the second day of the summit, as Mitsotakis walked toward the meeting area, his strut with raised shoulders and a puffed-up posture was mocked by being compared to the iconic walking scene from the film "Sahte Kabadayı" by the legendary Turkish actor Kemal Sunal, which remains etched in memory.
Additionally, the Greek leader sparked lengthy discussions on the first day of the summit when, upon hearing the historical mehter march "Ceddin Deden Neslin Baban" during his welcome by President Recep Tayyip Erdogan and his wife Emine Erdogan at Bestepe, he displayed a nervous reaction and facial expression.