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Turkey to Ratify Defense Pact with Saudi and Pakistan

Turkey's parliament is set to ratify a mutual defense pact with Saudi Arabia and Pakistan featuring a collective defense clause. The agreement aims to boost military cooperation as regional threats increase from Houthi attacks.

A billboard displays portraits of Saudi Crown Prince and Prime Minister Mohammed bin Salman, Pakistan's Prime Minister Muhammad Shehbaz Sharif, Pakistan's Chief of Defence Forces (CDF) and Chief of Army Staff, Field Marshal Asim Munir, and Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan, following the signing of the Makkah Joint Defence Agreement, in Karachi, Pakistan, August 9, 2026.

Turkey's parliament prepared on Wednesday to ratify a mutual defence pact with Saudi Arabia and Pakistan featuring a collective security clause. The agreement binds NATO's second-largest military to Riyadh as regional tensions escalate.