{"id":3053,"date":"2026-10-21T14:03:47","date_gmt":"2026-10-21T09:03:47","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/ipp-news.com\/?p=3053"},"modified":"2026-10-21T14:03:47","modified_gmt":"2026-10-21T09:03:47","slug":"turkey-submits-makkah-defence-pact-to-parliament","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/ipp-news.com\/?p=3053","title":{"rendered":"Turkey submits Makkah defence pact to parliament"},"content":{"rendered":"
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Turkey has submitted a defence \u200cpact with Pakistan and Saudi Arabia to parliament for ratification, three parliamentary sources said on Tuesday, moving NATO\u2019s second-largest army closer to a formal mutual defence pledge with Riyadh as it faces Houthi attacks.<\/strong><\/p>\n

The three countries signed the Makkah Joint Defence Agreement<\/u><\/a> in August, under which an armed attack on one member is considered an attack on all.<\/p>\n

The \u200bagreement\u2019s first article says the parties shall use \u201call necessary means\u201d to eliminate threats to one another\u2019s territorial integrity, sovereignty or internationally recognised \u200bborders, according to a text seen by Reuters.<\/p>\n

\u201cIn the event one of the parties is subjected to an armed \u2060attack or military aggression by another country or group of countries, the parties shall immediately provide assistance to the party under attack, utilising the \u200bfull range of mutual assistance measures available to them,\u201d Article 2 of the agreement says.<\/p>\n

The provision, similar to NATO\u2019s Article 5, refers to Article \u200b51 of the UN Charter, which covers the individual or collective right of states to self-defence against armed attack.<\/p>\n

The three countries \u201cwill decide on the scope and nature of the support to be provided following an objective assessment of the assistance required\u201d and will cooperate within their available resources, including military capabilities and resources, the same article says.<\/p>\n

At \u200ban emergency meeting of the alliance in Riyadh earlier this month, the three countries agreed to ensure the \u201crapid deployment\u201d of military forces and capabilities in Saudi \u200bArabia.<\/p>\n

Turkey, which has a robust defence industry, has condemned Houthi attacks on Saudi Arabia, expressed willingness to help meet Riyadh\u2019s military technology needs and agreed to join \u200ca Saudi-led \u2060coalition to ensure navigational safety in the Red Sea.<\/p>\n

The agreement also envisages close cooperation on defence industry, intelligence sharing, logistical support and the fight against \u201call means of terrorism,\u201d including at the operational level.<\/p>\n

Parliamentary ratification is required for Turkey to formally approve the agreement.<\/p>\n

<\/a>\u2018Collective deterrence\u2019<\/strong><\/h3>\n

Parliament Speaker Numan Kurtulmus, currently visiting Kyrgyzstan, will refer the agreement to parliament\u2019s foreign affairs commission upon his return, two of the sources said.<\/p>\n

The contents and details of the agreement are \u200bexpected to become public once it \u200bis submitted to the commission.<\/p>\n

The commission \u2060could debate the agreement as early as Friday, another source said.<\/p>\n

President Tayyip Erdogan\u2019s communications director, Burhanettin Duran, said that Turkey\u2019s recent step marked an important milestone towards the institutionalisation of strategic cooperation between the three nations.<\/p>\n

\u201cThis \u200bstrategic partnership developed between our countries aims to strengthen collective deterrence, enhance joint capabilities in the defence sector, \u200band safeguard security and \u2060stability in our region,\u201d Duran said in a post on X.<\/p>\n

A Turkish official, who spoke on the condition of anonymity, said Turkey\u2019s own contribution was expected to be limited to military equipment<\/u><\/a>, intelligence sharing and weapons systems, adding that no other form of deployment had taken place under the alliance so far.<\/p>\n

Asked \u2060how Turkey \u200bcould help Saudi Arabia defend against attacks by Yemen\u2019s Houthis, Turkish Foreign Minister Hakan \u200bFidan said that the Makkah Agreement was not an \u201coffensive agreement,\u201d adding that Turkey would not send troops<\/u><\/a> to another country to carry out attacks on its territory.<\/p>\n

Turkey\u2019s constitution requires separate permission from \u200bparliament to deploy troops abroad regardless of any international agreement.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Turkey has submitted a defence \u200cpact with Pakistan and Saudi Arabia to parliament for ratification, three parliamentary sources said on Tuesday, moving NATO\u2019s second-largest army closer to a formal mutual defence pledge with Riyadh as it faces Houthi attacks. The three countries signed the Makkah Joint Defence Agreement in August, under which an armed attack on one member is considered an attack on all. The \u200bagreement\u2019s first article says the parties shall use \u201call necessary means\u201d to eliminate threats to one another\u2019s territorial integrity, sovereignty or internationally recognised \u200bborders, according…<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[19],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-3053","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-english"],"gutentor_comment":0,"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/ipp-news.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/3053","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/ipp-news.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/ipp-news.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/ipp-news.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/ipp-news.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=3053"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/ipp-news.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/3053\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/ipp-news.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=3053"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/ipp-news.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=3053"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/ipp-news.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=3053"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}