Can the Mecca Alliance Agreement be implemented without the approval of the Turkish Grand National Assembly?

The most frequently asked question by our readers is: Can the government implement the Mecca alliance agreement in Yemen without having it approved by the Turkish Grand National Assembly?

There are two reasons, one general and the other specific, that raise this question of concern: The general reason is that the government clearly does not comply with the constitution on some issues and circumvents the law on many issues. The special reason is that Foreign Minister Hakan Fidan gave the "urgent" green light for military aid to the Saudis in Yemen.

AGREEMENT OR JOINT DECLARATION?

Despite everything, it is still not possible, both legally and politically, for the government to engage in a military engagement in Yemen through the Mecca alliance without approval by the Turkish Grand National Assembly. Because AKP is not “that” strong. Because the image is not due to his own strength, but to the weakness of the opposition.

Article 90 of the Constitution is clear: "The approval of agreements to be made with foreign states and international organizations on behalf of the Republic of Türkiye is subject to the approval of the Turkish Grand National Assembly by a law."

However, there is not even a proposed law. When the issue was asked to the Speaker of the Grand National Assembly of Turkey, Numan Kurtulmuş, he said, "There is no proposal that has been forwarded to the Grand National Assembly of Turkey yet." In order for the Mecca alliance agreement to come into force, it must be submitted to the Turkish Grand National Assembly and approved, but there is not even an "agreement text" known to the public yet. The text signed by the leaders of Türkiye, Pakistan and Saudi Arabia looks like a "joint declaration expressing the intention to reach an agreement" rather than "an agreement text".

CHRONOLOGY OF THE MECCA ALLIANCE

Let's remember the two-month process:

August 7, 2026: President of the Republic of Turkey Recep Tayyip Erdoğan, Prime Minister of Pakistan Muhammad Shahbaz Sharif and Crown Prince and Prime Minister of Saudi Arabia Prince Muhammad bin Salman bin Abdulaziz Al Saud signed the Mecca Joint Defense Agreement in Mecca.

August 31, 2026: The first meeting of the strategic political and defense committee, consisting of the foreign and defense ministers and chiefs of staff of the alliance members, was held in Istanbul. It was decided to institutionalize the alliance and establish its secretariat in Riyadh.

September 23, 2026: Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Pakistan, Em. to the General Secretariat of the Makkah Alliance in Riyadh. Corg. Announced the appointment of Numan Mahmud.

September 24, 2026: Foreign ministers of the Mecca alliance member countries met in New York during the UN General Assembly.

September 25, 2026: Chiefs of general staff of the Mecca alliance member countries held a meeting in Riyadh.

October 5, 2026: A strategic political and defense committee meeting will be held in Riyadh today. Minister of Foreign Affairs Hakan Fidan, Minister of National Defense Yaşar Güler and Chief of General Staff Gen. Selçuk Bayraktaroğlu agrees.

THERE IS NO LAW, IT HAS PRACTICES

The Mecca alliance currently has no law or formality, but rapid steps are being taken as if it does. From where? What is the reason why the work on the Mecca alliance has been accelerated so much when the law has not even been proposed to the Turkish Grand National Assembly?

Since the alliance will not take action against Israel's attacks on Palestine, Lebanon and Syria, and since the alliance will not stand against the US and Israel's attack on Iran, the only thing left is the Saudis' Yemen problem!

The Saudis have been attacking the Ansarullah movement (Houthis) in Yemen for more than 10 years, but to no avail. On the contrary, Ansarullah is winning. Em. Colonel Douglas MacGregor told Andrew Napolitano on live broadcast: Two years ago, 70 US and Israeli special forces soldiers infiltrated Yemen and tried to carry out operations at critical points, but Ansarullah destroyed them all.