The Republic of Türkiye signed the Artemis Accords during a ceremony at NASA headquarters in Washington on August 31, 2026, NASA reported that day. Administrator Jared Isaacman said it was his privilege to welcome Türkiye as the 71st signatory.

Turkish Minister of Industry and Technology Mehmet Fatih Kacır signed for Türkiye. Turkish Space Agency President Yusuf Kıraç and U.S. Deputy Assistant Secretary of State for Space and Environment Connor Tomlinson also took part, according to NASA.

NASA cited Türkiye's spaceflight record, including Alper Gezervaci's 2024 flight to the International Space Station on Axiom Mission 3 and Tuva Atasever's flight on Virgin Galactic 07 that year. NASA said Türkiye would soon launch its first lunar mission, AYAP-1, and would host the International Astronautical Congress in Antalya in October 2026. At the time of the report, dozens of signatories were expected to attend.

NASA and the State Department, with seven other founding nations, established the Accords in 2020 to set principles for peaceful, transparent exploration.