Turkiye and Qatar sign mutual defence agreement
What happened
Turkey and Qatar have inked a mutual defence pact, Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan's office said after he hosted Qatar's emir in Istanbul on Friday.
Erdogan met Emir Sheikh Tamim bin Hamad Al Thani at the 12th Turkey-Qatar High Strategic Committee meeting, where five agreements were signed in total.
The others covered education, consumer protection and market oversight, and peace, reconciliation and conflict resolution, according to Hurriyet Daily News.
Middle East Eye reports the new deal obliges each country to come to the other's defence; the Turkish presidency gave no details of the terms.
Erdogan said the two countries would keep working to head off a return of war in the Gulf, and that defence industry ties would keep growing.
The leaders also discussed Gaza, Syria and Libya, and Erdogan noted that last year's trade and economic partnership had brought bilateral trade closer to its target.
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Open on the live globe →Who reported it
- 2026-11-13 15:33 UTCArab News · arabnews.com ↗
- 2026-11-13 15:43 UTCHürriyet Daily News · hurriyetdailynews.com ↗
- 2026-11-13 15:49 UTCAl Jazeera · aljazeera.com ↗
- 2026-11-13 15:56 UTCMiddle East Eye · middleeasteye.net ↗
- 2026-11-13 19:02 UTCThe Hindu · thehindu.com ↗
- 2026-11-13 20:06 UTCFrance 24 · france24.com ↗
- 2026-11-13 20:34 UTCTimes of Israel · timesofisrael.com ↗
- 2026-11-13 21:27 UTCIraqi News via AFP · iraqinews.com ↗
- 2026-11-14 03:03 UTCKhaama Press same text as Middle East Eye · khaama.com ↗
- 2026-11-14 13:50 UTCEuronews · euronews.com ↗
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