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Turkey planning mandate to send military personnel to Saudi Arabia

cde.news desk 21 October 2026, 13:00 · 1 min read

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Turkey will submit to parliament a mandate allowing for military ‌personnel to be deployed to Saudi Arabia under its joint defence pact with Saudi Arabia and Pakistan, a ⁠lawmaker from the ruling AK Party told Reuters on Wednesday.

The lawmaker said the mandate would be sent to parliament once a bill ratifying the accord has been approved.

Turkey submitted ‌the Mecca ⁠Joint Defence Agreement — signed by the three countries in August — to parliament for ratification on ⁠Tuesday, moving NATO’s second-largest army closer to a formal mutual ⁠defence pledge with Riyadh as it faces Houthi attacks.

Source: Reuters

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Turkey planning mandate to send military personnel to Saudi Arabia

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