The Mecca Agreement, signed between Türkiye, Saudi Arabia and Pakistan in August, was presented to the Turkish Grand National Assembly.
NTV Reporter Uğraş Bingöl conveyed the latest information on the subject.
"Nothing has come to the Parliament as a bill yet. Therefore, its articles and content are not clear." He continued as follows:
"A text regarding this agreement has arrived from the Presidency. This text will be turned into a bill. AK Party Foreign Affairs Commission members will prepare it. We do not have a raw bill yet."
“AN IMPORTANT STAGE”
Director of Communications Burhanettin Duran, in his statement on his social media account, said, "The submission of the bill regarding the approval of the Mecca Joint Defense Agreement signed between Turkey, Saudi Arabia and Pakistan to the Turkish Grand National Assembly is an important step towards the institutionalization of the strategic cooperation between the three brother countries." he said.
NTV REACHED THE DETAILS
Providing the details, Özgür Akbaş explained the details of the agreement on NTV live broadcast.
Explaining the procedures in the Parliament, Akbaş stated that the agreement will be turned into a law text. Akbaş stated that the agreement consists of 16 articles.
Akbaş stated that the agreement is expected to be referred to the Foreign Affairs Commission in the coming days and said, "If a military intervention is required, this agreement is not sufficient. The Presidential Memorandum must be submitted to the Parliament." he said.
HERE ARE THE ITEMS THAT ARE EMERGED
ARTICLE 1: The Parties cooperate to ensure and protect each other's independence, sovereignty, territorial integrity and inviolability of internationally recognized borders. If the territorial integrity, sovereignty and internationally recognized borders of any of the Parties are threatened or endangered, the Parties use all necessary methods to eliminate these threat(s) or danger(s).
ARTICLE 2: An external armed attack against any of the parties is considered an attack against all parties. In the event that one of the Parties is subjected to an armed attack or military aggression by another country or group of countries, the Parties shall immediately assist the attacked party by using all mutual assistance opportunities they can provide to each other.
ARTICLE 3: The Parties cooperate closely in the fields of defence, defense industry and security in accordance with Article 2 of this Agreement; It improves relations between the Armed Forces and implements agreed activities aimed at strengthening cooperation in the field of defence.
ARTICLE 4: The Parties hold regular consultations on international security issues. The Parties assist and cooperate with each other continuously and effectively to develop individual and joint measures on the basis of common assessments in order to protect their vital interests and national security and to eliminate threats and dangers to their national security.
ARTICLE 5: The Parties strengthen existing cooperation and joint efforts, including at the operational level, in the fight against all forms and manifestations of terrorism that adversely affect regional and international stability and security.
ARTICLE 6: In war and peace, the parties, in order to improve their defense capabilities, encourage mutual personnel exchange between defense institutions, joint training programs and exercises, and deployments and activities aimed at increasing the interoperability of the armed forces of the parties.
ARTICLE 7: In order to strengthen defense capabilities, the parties support technology sharing, joint technology development, joint production and cooperation between defense industry organizations in the following areas on the basis of mutual agreement.
ARTICLE 8: The core parties establish the "Strategic Political and Defense Committee", consisting of the Ministers of Foreign Affairs, Ministers of Defense and Chiefs of General Staff of the parties, in order to give strategic direction to the common defense, to develop defense and security cooperation between the parties and to address the obstacles that may arise during the implementation of the agreement. The committee meets twice a year, hosted alternately between the parties. The leaders of the parties may meet once a year if deemed necessary.
ARTICLE 9: In order to deepen cooperation in the field of intelligence and to ensure the necessary coordination in this direction, the parties will share intelligence through mutually agreed upon secure channels, respecting information security, data protection and confidentiality.
ARTICLE 10: The Parties provide logistical support to each other, including weapons, ammunition, fuel, spare parts and other equipment, in peace, war and other emergency situations, subject to the availability and compatibility of logistics support services.
ARTICLE 11: Without prejudice to international law and the relevant domestic law of the parties, the parties will accept this Agreement as the legal basis for the implementation of the provisions of this agreement and will propose additional legal regulations if necessary.
ARTICLE 12: The agreement does not prejudice the rights and obligations of the parties arising from international agreements they have previously concluded.
ARTICLE 13: The parties respect the confidentiality of confidential information and documents they will obtain within the scope of the agreement and respect national legislation. Confidential information and documents are not shared with any government, company or person other than the parties. Access to confidential information and documents is ensured on a "need to know" basis and only to individuals with the appropriate level of security clearance.
ARTICLE 14: Any dispute arising from the interpretation or implementation of the Agreement shall be resolved amicably through consultations and negotiations between the Parties.
Article 15: The agreement may be amended through consultations and unanimity among the core parties.
ARTICLE 16: The Agreement will be approved in accordance with the procedures to which each party is subject and will enter into force on the date the final approval document is deposited with the "Strategic Political and Defense Committee" Secretariat.
WHAT IS THE MECCA ALLIANCE AGREEMENT?
Türkiye, Saudi Arabia and Pakistan signed the historic Mecca Joint Defense Agreement in August.
This historic step; It comes at a time when conflicts in the Middle East, military tensions and especially the war between the United States and Iran are escalating.
The agreement signed by President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan, Saudi Arabian Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman and Pakistani Prime Minister Shahbaz Sharif includes critical articles. According to the agreement, an attack on any member of the alliance is considered an attack on the other two countries.
THE AGREEMENT DOES NOT TARGET ANY COUNTRY
Officials underline that the Mecca Agreement is purely for defensive purposes and will not target any country.
It is aimed to strengthen commitments such as regional and global peace, stability and protection of prosperity on the basis of burden sharing and common security understanding. This goal is summarized as “defense-oriented cooperation”.
THE PURPOSE IS TO STRENGTHEN DETERRENCE
The agreement, which aims to strengthen collective deterrence against any act of aggression, stipulates that any armed attack against any of the three states will be considered an attack against all of them.
The focus is on the three countries supporting each other's security and cooperating in defense and military fields.
According to officials, the Mecca Agreement, which does not mean a break with any alliance or agreement, strengthens regional security by completing existing alliance relations and creates a basis for cooperation open to the participation of other countries in the region.
IT HAS BEEN TALKED ABOUT FOR A WHILE
The agreement is seen as the result of diplomatic efforts that have been ongoing for a long time.
Claims that a strategic alliance could be established between Türkiye, Saudi Arabia and Pakistan have been on the regional agenda for months.
While Pakistan tried to mediate in attempts to end the war between the USA and Iran, Türkiye also played a diplomatic role in the negotiations aimed at resolving the war in Gaza.
Saudi Arabia and Pakistan announced a bilateral joint defense agreement in 2025. The agreement in question had a great impact because Pakistan was the only nuclear-armed country in the Muslim world.
