Hulusi Akar, chairman of the Turkish parliament’s National Defense Committee and a former defense minister, met Qatar’s Minister of Endowments and Islamic Affairs Ghanem bin Shaheen bin Ghanem Al Ghanim and Qatar’s ambassador to Ankara, Faisal bin Abdullah Hamad Abdullah Al-Hanzab.
"We assessed the deep-rooted bonds of friendship and brotherhood between Türkiye and Qatar, our strategic partnership and our cooperation," Akar said. "Türkiye and Qatar are walking into the future together with shared values, mutual trust and bonds of brotherhood."

From chief of staff to endowments minister
Al Ghanim served as chief of staff of the Qatari Armed Forces from 2013 before being appointed minister of endowments and Islamic affairs in October 2021. Akar, a former chief of the Turkish General Staff and defense minister, is a ruling AK Party lawmaker from Kayseri and chairs parliament’s defense committee.
Türkiye and Qatar share a strategic partnership that includes defense cooperation, and the two countries hold regular Supreme Strategic Committee meetings at the leaders’ level.