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Turkey Approves Bill Ratifying Saudi-Pakistan Defense Pact

By Drooid · Oct 28, 2026, 06:11 UTC · How we work

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Turkey’s Affairs Committee approved a bill ratifying the Mecca Joint Defence Agreement with Saudi Arabia and Pakistan.
Pact, signed in Mecca on August 7, was endorsed by President Recep Tayyip Erdogan, Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman and Shehbaz Sharif.
Saudi Arabia and Pakistan completed ratification and sent official notifications.
Opposition warned the attack-on-one-is-attack-on-all clause could draw Turkey into other wars.
The bill moves to parliament for debate and a final vote, date pending.

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Turkey’s Affairs Committee approved a bill ratifying the Mecca Joint Defence Agreement with Saudi Arabia and Pakistan.
Pact, signed in Mecca on August 7, was endorsed by President Recep Tayyip Erdogan, Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman and Shehbaz Sharif.
Saudi Arabia and Pakistan completed ratification and sent official notifications.
Opposition warned the attack-on-one-is-attack-on-all clause could draw Turkey into other wars.
The bill moves to parliament for debate and a final vote, date pending.