Turkiye and Qatar sign mutual defence agreement

Turkiye and Qatar have signed a mutual defence agreement, Turkish President Tayyip Erdogan’s office has said.

The pact was signed after the president met the Qatari Emir Sheikh Tamim bin Hamad al-Thani in Istanbul on Friday.

“President Erdogan stated that we would continue working together to prevent the resurgence of war in the Gulf region and establish a basis for dialogue and achieve peace,” the Turkish presidency said in a statement on X.

Erdogan’s office said the agreement “will add a new dimension to relations between Turkiye and Qatar”.

It did not provide details on the defence accord.