Informal meeting of NATO Ministers of Foreign Affairs

GENERAL

1. An informal meeting of the North Atlantic Council (NAC) at the level of Ministers of Foreign Affairs will be held in Antalya, Türkiye, on 14-15 May 2025. The meeting will be chaired by the NATO Secretary General, Mark Rutte.
    
2. This media advisory marks the opening of online registration for accreditation.

VENUE

3. The ministerial meeting will take place at the NEST Convention Center, Belek, 07506 Serik/Antalya, Türkiye. The media centre will be located at the NEST Convention Center.
    
4. The media accreditation center will be located at the Pine Beach Belek, Kongre Street No:122/1, Serik Antalya -Türkiye. Media representatives are encouraged to stay at the Pine Beach Belek. Individual reservations should be made directly with the hotel. 
    
5. The access to the Media Centre will be possible via shuttle bus only, from the Accreditation Office at the Pine Beach Belek.

MEDIA ACCREDITATION 

6. Media representatives who wish to cover this meeting need to seek accreditation. To do that, please register via NATO’s media accreditation platform: https://my.hq.nato.int.
    
7. An annual NATO accreditation badge or other accreditation documents will not give access to the event.
    
8. The deadline for accreditation is 29 April 2025 at 23:59 (CEST).
    
9. Given the informal nature of the meeting, there will be limitations on the number of media representatives allowed to cover the event. For this specific reason, media is strongly encouraged to apply as soon as possible and within the deadline. Any application after the deadline will not be processed or considered.
    
10. Any wrong information or false documents provided when applying is solely the responsibility of the applicant and may result in rejection. To avoid this, media representatives are urged to make sure that their application is accurate. Documents submitted (other than national ID/passport) must be in English.
     
11. In case of a need for additional information or action from the applicant, NATO Accreditations team will contact the applicant through the email provided. It is advised that media representatives regularly monitor their email to not miss any important communication from the NATO Accreditations team.
     
12. Media representatives whose accreditation request is successful will receive confirmation by email. Please bring a printout of the confirmation email when collecting your badge in Antalya.
     
13. In accordance with NATO media accreditation procedures, NATO reserves the right to deny or withdraw accreditation of media representatives who put the accreditation to improper use.
     
14. Media passes must be collected in person from the Accreditation Office, upon presentation of the confirmation email, as well as the ID documents used to apply for accreditation.
     
15. The Accreditation Office will be located at the Pine Beach Hotel, approximately 6 km from the NEST Convention Center. Opening hours will be communicated to accredited media at a later stage. The access to the Media Centre will be possible via shuttle bus only, from the Accreditation Office.
     
16. Media passes must be visible at all times. Please arrive early to clear security checks. Security personnel will examine and may test equipment and personal effects on site.

PROGRAMME

17. The full schedule of events will be available at a later stage. For planning purposes, a social event for ministers is expected to be held on 14 May in the afternoon. The ministers will meet on 15 May in the morning, and press conferences will start early afternoon.
     
18. Information about individual ministers’ media programmes should be sought directly from their national delegation(s). Please contact the NATO Press Office to obtain the list of national press officers.

BROADCAST

19. TRT will serve as Host TV and will cover all public components of the event.
     
20. Those will be broadcast in the Media Centre, and on the NATO website.
     
21. A live satellite world-feed of the main media events, such as the doorsteps and the press conference of the NATO Secretary General, will be provided by NATO free of charge without encryption or downlink charges. The video and audio may be used only for appropriate news and public affairs purposes.
     
22. After each event, the videos are available for free download from NATO Multimedia.

POOLS

23. Access to certain events during the ministerial meeting will be open only for small media pools, by invitation only.
     
24. When a media representative accepts a NATO pool position they must share immediately all information and material collected while in the pool with any accredited media that request it. The media representative in the pool will share the material at no charge and with no restriction on the use of the material for news purposes. Media representatives can only accept the pool accreditation if they have the agreement of their employer to all of the conditions on providing pool material listed above.
     
25. Media organisations that want pooled images should first contact the wire service / photo agency of which they are a member / client. Media representatives and news organisations must identify that it is pooled material every time it is used. Pooled material can only be used for legitimate news purposes and it cannot be sold.
     
26. Photos of all the media events by NATO photographers, will be posted on the NATO website.

MEDIA FACILITIES

27. The Media Centre will include:
     
    1. A filing centre (including TV/radio editing area), with electricity (230V), access to video and audio feeds, cabled and Wi-Fi internet. Working spaces cannot be booked in advance;
    2. Information Desk;
    3. An area for indoor and outdoor stand-ups, for rotational use;
    4. Internal Television Circuit for live and recorded broadcasts, information about the programme, press conferences schedules and other information;
    5. Catering.
        
28. Press conferences will take place at the NEST where several briefing rooms and spaces for media huddles will be set up.
     

TENTATIVE SCHEDULE – MEDIA ACCREDITATION OFFICE AND MEDIA CENTRE

ACCOMMODATION, TRANSPORT, TRAVEL, CATERING  

29. Media should make their own arrangements for accommodation and transport to Antalya.
     
30.  All foreign citizens who wish to travel to Türkiye must be in possession of a valid travel document, accepted by Türkiye. Media representatives who are eligible to enter Türkiye visa-free, based on their nationality, will not be required to obtain press visa. Those who are not eligible for visa-free entry must apply for a press visa through the relevant Turkish Embassy or Consultate in their country of residence, after receving confirmation of accreditation. Media representatives should be mindful that this confirmation will be sent on 6 or 7 May 2025. Information on which country nationals require a Turkish visa and the way in which to apply for a Turkish visa can be found on the following website: https://www.mfa.gov.tr/visa-information-for-foreigners.en.mfa. If you require assistance, please contact: brussels@iletisim.gov.tr or pressaccreditation@iletisim.gov.tr.
     
31. Throughout Wednesday and Thursday (14-15 May), catering will be offered by the Host Nation.
     
32. Media representatives are encouraged to stay at the Pine Beach Belek. Individual reservations should be made directly with the hotel. 

    Pine Beach Belek
    Address: Kongre Street No:122/1, Serik Antalya-Türkiye
    Phone: +90 242 710 02 00
    
    Ms Bahar Doğan, mail to: bahar.dogan[at]pinebeach.com.tr

    Reservations are to be made via the following link:
    https://pine-beach-belek.rezervasyonal.com/en/?Checkin=2025-05-11&Checkout=2025-05-17&Adult=2&child=0&ChildAges=&language=en

    Prices range from 230€/per night for Single Room to 1.100€/per night for Double Suite.

    There are multiple room types with various prices. The hotel concept is ultra all inclusive.
    Valid until April 30, 2025.

CONTACT POINTS

Overall Coordination

Mrs Delphine Mauss
Mrs Alina Coca
natomediaoperations[at]hq.nato.int

Mr Umut L. Öztürk
Mr Mustafa Kemal Akbulut
trmedianato[at]mfa.gov.tr

Accreditation

Mr Ugur Berber
Ms Nikki Medanovic
NatoAccreditations[at]hq.nato.int

Broadcast arrangements

Mr Bart Vandendorpe
BroadcastOperations[at]hq.nato.int

Ms Işıl Koç (for TRT)
isil.koc[at]trt.net.tr

NATO Video on demand

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