This week in the Turkish Grand National Assembly. Mecca Defense Agreement talks begin

The Mecca Defense Agreement comes to the agenda of the Parliament. The agreement will be discussed in the Foreign Affairs Commission on Tuesday.

The agreement, which is the architect of the defense partnership between Türkiye, Pakistan and Saudi Arabia, consists of 16 articles. According to the agreement, an armed attack on any of the parties will be considered an attack on all of them.

The parties will provide support, including military means and capabilities, to the attacked country within the framework of the "right to self-defense" included in Article 51 of the United Nations Charter.

The agreement also stipulates deep cooperation between the parties in the field of defense industry and security. Accordingly, in order to improve defense capabilities, mutual personnel exchange, joint training and exercises can be carried out between defense institutions.

The parties will not be able to leave the agreement for the first 10 years following its entry into force. After 10 years, the right to withdraw can be exercised by giving at least 3 months' written notice.

Budget work will continue in the Parliament in the new week. Discussions will be held on the overall 2027 budget at the Planning and Budget Commission on Tuesday. Discussions will be held on the 2025 Central Government Final Account Law Proposal and the Court of Accounts reports.

Vice President Cevdet Yılmaz will attend the meetings and answer the questions of the members of parliament.

The commission will discuss the budgets of the Turkish Grand National Assembly, the Ombudsman Institution and the Court of Accounts on Wednesday.