The strategic pact obligates both nations to actively protect each other, marking the latest military alignment between Ankara and other Muslim states. Finalized as President Recep Tayyip Erdogan hosted Sheikh Tamim bin Hamad Al Thani in Istanbul, the treaty significantly deepens bilateral security ties. The mutual defence arrangement was one of five separate agreements concluded during the high-level diplomatic meeting between the two leaders. Erdogan emphasized that cooperation in the defence industry between the two partners would continue to expand.
Key points
The agreement formally elevates a bilateral security relationship that has included the h…: The agreement formally elevates a bilateral security relationship that has included the hosting of Turkish troops in Doha since 2017.
Both allied nations committed to continuing the active growth of their shared cooperation…: Both allied nations committed to continuing the active growth of their shared cooperation within the defence industry.
The reciprocal military treaty marks the latest security pact established between Ankara…: The reciprocal military treaty marks the latest security pact established between Ankara and other Muslim partner states.
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Turkey and Qatar have signed a mutual defence agreement in Istanbul on Friday, in what is the latest military pact between Ankara and other Muslim states.
The defence agreement was one of five agreed to between Turkey and Ankara as President Recep Tayyip Erdogan hosted the Emir of Qatar, Sheikh Tamim bin Hamad Al Thani.
A statement by the Turkish president's office said that Friday's mutual defence agreement with Qatar "would add another dimension to our brotherhood"
Erdogan said Turkey and Qatar’s cooperation in the defense industry would continue to grow, according to the statement.
Turkey and Qatar have had several defence agrements since 2017, including the hosting of Turkish troops in Doha, but the new deal obliged both countries to come to the other's defence.
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