Mecca defense agreement to be sent to Turkish parliament

The Mecca defense agreement, which involves military coordination between Turkey, Pakistan and Saudi Arabia, will be sent to the Grand National Assembly (Turkish parliament) in the next few days, said Omer Celik, spokesman for Turkey's ruling Justice and Development Party (AK Parti).

The Mecca Joint Defense Agreement was signed on August 7, 2026 by Saudi Arabia, Pakistan and Turkey. According to the document, an armed attack on any of the participating countries is considered an attack on all three.

“Now, regarding the Meccan Agreement, from the point of view of the work done by the Ministry of Internal Affairs, this process has already reached a mature stage. However, of course, for the agreement to enter into force, it must be submitted to parliament. Since the work on it has been completed, we are talking about the fact that it will be sent to parliament within a few days,” Celik said at a briefing on Wednesday.

Turkey and Pakistan, within the framework of the Meccan Defense Pact, decided to move to the practical implementation of collective defense obligations and ensure the rapid deployment of coordinated military forces and assets on the territory of Saudi Arabia, it was previously stated in a joint statement following a meeting of the strategic political and defense committee of the Meccan Alliance.