Turkey and Qatar signed a mutual defense agreement in Istanbul on Friday, Nov. 13, agreeing to act if either country is attacked by a third party. (Foto: Instagram)
Turkey and Qatar signed a mutual defense agreement in Istanbul on Friday, Nov. 13, committing to act if either country is attacked by a third party. The agreement comes amid regional tensions.
Turkish state media reported that the two countries also reached four other agreements covering areas including trade and education. The report did not provide further details about those agreements.
The defense pact was signed by Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan and Qatar’s Emir, Sheikh Tamir bin Hamad al Thani. It expands Turkey’s military partnerships, while the country remains a member of the North Atlantic Treaty Organization, which it joined in the 1950s.
Turkey also recently joined the Mecca Joint Defense Agreement, a trilateral pact signed in August that includes Saudi Arabia and Pakistan. The agreement with Qatar is a separate mutual defense arrangement.
