Turkey and Qatar signed a mutual defence agreement on Friday, according to Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan’s office after he met Emir Sheikh Tamim bin Hamad al-Thani in Istanbul, AGERPRES reports citing Reuters.

“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 presidency said on X, without technical details of the pact.

Erdogan said the deal “will add a new dimension to our fraternity” and that the two countries are developing their energy partnership while defence-industry cooperation will grow.

In August Turkey, Saudi Arabia and Pakistan signed a joint defence accord in Mecca; Turkey’s parliament ratified it last week, clearing the way for military support to Riyadh against Yemen’s Houthis.

Under the Mecca pact, an attack on one party is an attack on all. The Turkey–Qatar accord follows the same logic of a unified stance against external armed attack.

The emir came to Istanbul after COP31 in southern Turkey; both sides also announced consultations on security threats, joint exercises and personnel exchanges.

The agreement fits the long strategic relationship between Ankara and Doha amid Gulf and Middle East tensions.

Turkey and Qatar sign mutual defence agreement — AGERPRES

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Sources consulted: Turkey and Qatar sign mutual defence agreement — AGERPRES.