Erdogan comments on Mecca Joint Defense Agreement

Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan affirmed on Friday that the “Mecca Joint Defense Agreement,” signed between Saudi Arabia, Turkey, and Pakistan, represents a strategic step to enhance security and defense cooperation among the three countries. In a post on the X platform, he stressed that this agreement follows t

Iran has reacted to the Mecca Defence Agreement cautiously, calling for Muslim unity while seeing itself as a potential target of the new deal

Erdogan says Mecca Defence Agreement open to 'other friendly nations' Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan has said that the Mecca Joint Defence Agreement signed by Turkey, Saudi Arabia and Pakistan was open to the participation of “other friendly nations”, Turkish media reported. In a post on the Turkish socia

The pact commits the three countries to collective defense, bringing together NATO's second-largest army, the Muslim world's only nuclear power and the guardian of Islam's holiest sites.

Turkey, Saudi Arabia and Pakistan signed a trilateral defense agreement in Mecca on Friday, establishing a coordinated security posture against the backdrop of the Iran war.