08.07.2026 21:20
President Recep Tayyip Erdogan, who held a press conference after the NATO Summit in Ankara, stated that NATO leaders welcomed with mehter march and janissaries at the Presidential Complex praised the situation, saying, "While shaking hands, they said 'it was truly magnificent.' Some even said, 'we know your janissaries.'"
Speaking after the NATO Leaders Summit held in Ankara, President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan also answered questions from the press.
"'WE KNOW YOUR JANISSARIES,' THEY SAID"
Among these questions, one of the most striking came from journalist Sinan Burhan. Erdoğan smiled in response to a question about how NATO leaders, who were greeted at the Presidential Complex with mehter march and janissaries, found this situation.
President Erdoğan later stated, "They all praised it. While shaking hands, they said 'it was truly magnificent.' Some even said, 'we know your janissaries.'"
Erdoğan's response, which caused laughter in the hall, also received intense applause.