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Erdoğan says Mecca pact could involve more advanced military support
Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan said support under the Mecca Joint Defense Agreement between Türkiye, Saudi Arabia and Pakistan could include intelligence, logistics and ammunition, and possibly more advanced military support depending on the scale of the threat.
Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan said the response under the Mecca Joint Defense Agreement between Türkiye, Saudi Arabia and Pakistan could extend to more advanced military support depending on the scale of the threat.
“The agreement stipulates that an armed attack against any one of the three states shall be deemed to have been made against all parties,” Erdoğan told the US-based Newsweek magazine. He said the pact is based on the right of legitimate self-defense under Article 51 of the UN Charter.
“The nature of the response can be determined on the basis of the call and needs of the country that has been attacked. This need could be intelligence, logistics or ammunition support, and depending on the scale of the threat, more advanced military support could also come into question,” he said.
Erdoğan stressed that the pact is not aimed at any country. “It would not be right to view the Mecca Joint Defense Agreement as an alliance formed against Iran, Israel or any third country. This agreement is an expression of the shared responsibility we have undertaken to build a safer, more peaceful and more prosperous future,” he said.
He added that how the agreement is implemented will be determined through political and military coordination, ruling out any automatic military scenario.
The remarks come as Houthi missile and drone attacks on Saudi Arabia intensify. Türkiye’s Defense Ministry said Chief of General Staff Gen. Selçuk Bayraktaroğlu would travel to Saudi Arabia on September 25 for an urgent meeting of the three countries’ chiefs of staff.
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