Turkiye and Qatar sign mutual defence agreement

SaveSharefacebookxwhatsapp-strokecopylinkTurkish President Tayyip Erdogan meets with Qatar's Emir Sheikh Tamim bin Hamad Al Thani in Istanbul, Turkiye, on Friday [Murat Cetinmuhurdar/Turkish Presidential Press Office/Handout via Reuters]Published On 13 Nov 202613 Nov 2026Turkiye and ⁠Qatar have signed a mutual defence agreement, Turkish President Tayyip Erdogan’s office has ⁠said.The pact was signed after the president met the Qatari Emir Sheikh Tamim ‌bin Hamad al-Thani in Istanbul on ⁠Friday.“President Erdogan stated that we would continue working together to prevent ⁠the resurgence of ⁠war in the Gulf region and establish a basis ⁠for dialogue and ⁠achieve peace,” ⁠the Turkish presidency said in a statement on X.Erdogan’s office said the agreement “will add a new dimension to relations between Turkiye and Qatar”.It did not provide details on the defence ‌accord.More to come…