Turkish First Lady Emine Erdogan hosts leaders’ spouses at NATO summit event in Ankara

Erdogan also said the aim is not to deprive children of the opportunities offered by technology, but to make those opportunities suitable for their dignity, safety and development.

Several leaders’ spouses also addressed the roundtable, including Brigitte Macron, the wife of the French president, Olena Zelenska, the wife of Ukraine’s president, and the spouses and partners of leaders from Lithuania, Finland, Romania, Poland, South Korea, Slovenia, Albania, the Czech Republic, Denmark, Greece, Montenegro, Estonia, Canada, Germany and the EU Commission.

Following the meeting, Erdogan hosted the guests for lunch, where they were served samples of Turkish cuisine, including fava, Urla artichoke, stuffed zucchini flowers, stuffed vine leaves, keskek and Emiralem strawberries.

The guests later viewed a collection featuring traditional Turkish fabrics, embroidery and handicrafts reflecting Anatolian, Mesopotamian, Ottoman and Turkish cultural heritage.

The programme ended after a family photo, with Erdogan seeing off her guests individually.