Draft law on the ratification of the Mecca Joint Defense Agreement submitted to the Grand National Assembly of Turkey
The draft law to initiate the ratification process of the Mecca Joint Defense Agreement, signed between Turkey, Pakistan, and Saudi Arabia, has been submitted to the Grand National Assembly of Turkey. The alliance aims to strengthen regional security and stability.
The draft law providing for the ratification of the Mecca Joint Defense Agreement, signed in Mecca on August 7, 2026, between Turkey, Pakistan, and Saudi Arabia, has been submitted to the Grand National Assembly of Turkey (TBMM).
The agreement, signed by President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan, Pakistani Prime Minister Muhammad Shehbaz Sharif, and Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman bin Abdulaziz Al Saud, aims to consolidate regional security by increasing the joint deterrence and defense capabilities of the three countries. The alliance is built on a strategy of developing local solutions to regional problems.
The Strategic Political and Defense Committee, established under the agreement, held its first meeting in Istanbul on August 31, 2026. At this meeting, technical work for the institutionalization of the alliance was initiated, and it was decided that the secretariat would be established in Riyadh. Retired Pakistani Lieutenant General Nauman Mahmood was designated as the candidate for the first Secretary-General.
The foreign ministers of the three countries met in New York on September 24 to evaluate regional developments, and in a joint statement issued, attacks on Saudi Arabia's civil and economic infrastructure were condemned. The chiefs of general staff met in Riyadh on September 25 to discuss military cooperation processes.