Turkey: First meeting on the Mecca Defence Agreement in Istanbul

Aug 31, 2026

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(260901) -- ISTANBUL, Sept. 1, 2026 -- Top diplomats and defense chiefs from T¨¹rkiye, Saudi Arabia and Pakistan meet in Istanbul, T¨¹rkiye, on Aug. 31, 2026. Top diplomats and defense chiefs from T¨¹rkiye, Saudi Arabia and Pakistan met in Istanbul on Monday for the inaugural meeting of their joint defense committee, established under the recently signed Makkah Joint Defense Agreement. ( Handout via Xinhua) T?RKIYE-ISTANBUL-SAUDI ARABIA-PAKISTAN-JOINT DEFENSE COMMITTEE-MEETING MinistryxofxForeignxAffairsxofxthexRepublicxofxT¨¹rkiye
Turkish Foreign Minister Attends Strategic Defense Meeting in Istanbul Turkish Foreign Minister Hakan Fidan attends the first meeting of the Strategic Political and Defense Committee, established under the Mecca Agreement for Joint Defense, in Istanbul, Turkey, on August 31, 2026. Turkish Defense Minister Yasar Guler and Chief of the General Staff Selcuk Bayraktaroglu also attend the meeting alongside officials from Pakistan and Saudi Arabia. Photo by Turkish presidency apaimages Istanbul Istanbul Turkey 310826_Turkey_TPO_00(3) Copyright: xapaimagesxTurkishxpresidencyx xapaimagesx
Turkish Foreign Minister Attends Strategic Defense Meeting in Istanbul Turkish Foreign Minister Hakan Fidan attends the first meeting of the Strategic Political and Defense Committee, established under the Mecca Agreement for Joint Defense, in Istanbul, Turkey, on August 31, 2026. Turkish Defense Minister Yasar Guler and Chief of the General Staff Selcuk Bayraktaroglu also attend the meeting alongside officials from Pakistan and Saudi Arabia. Photo by Turkish presidency apaimages Istanbul Istanbul Turkey 310826_Turkey_TPO_00(2) Copyright: xapaimagesxTurkishxpresidencyx xapaimagesx
Turkish Foreign Minister Attends Strategic Defense Meeting in Istanbul Turkish Foreign Minister Hakan Fidan attends the first meeting of the Strategic Political and Defense Committee, established under the Mecca Agreement for Joint Defense, in Istanbul, Turkey, on August 31, 2026. Turkish Defense Minister Yasar Guler and Chief of the General Staff Selcuk Bayraktaroglu also attend the meeting alongside officials from Pakistan and Saudi Arabia. Photo by Turkish presidency apaimages Istanbul Istanbul Turkey 310826_Turkey_TPO_00(1) Copyright: xapaimagesxTurkishxpresidencyx xapaimagesx
Saudi and Turkish Ministers Attend Strategic Defense Meeting in Istanbul Saudi Defense Minister Prince Khalid bin Salman bin Abdulaziz attends the first meeting of the Strategic Political and Defense Committee with Turkish Foreign Minister Hakan Fidan and Defense Minister Yasar Guler in Istanbul, Turkey, on August 31, 2026. The committee was established under the Mecca Agreement for Joint Defense. Photo by Saudi Press Agency apaimages Saudi Arabia 310826_Turkey_SPO_00(3) Copyright: xapaimagesxSaudixPressxAgencyx xapaimagesx
Saudi and Turkish Ministers Attend Strategic Defense Meeting in Istanbul Saudi Defense Minister Prince Khalid bin Salman bin Abdulaziz attends the first meeting of the Strategic Political and Defense Committee with Turkish Foreign Minister Hakan Fidan and Defense Minister Yasar Guler in Istanbul, Turkey, on August 31, 2026. The committee was established under the Mecca Agreement for Joint Defense. Photo by Saudi Press Agency apaimages Khan Yunis Gaza Strip Saudi Arabia 310826_Turkey_SPO_00(2) Copyright: xapaimagesxSaudixPressxAgencyx xapaimagesx
Saudi and Turkish Ministers Attend Strategic Defense Meeting in Istanbul Saudi Defense Minister Prince Khalid bin Salman bin Abdulaziz attends the first meeting of the Strategic Political and Defense Committee with Turkish Foreign Minister Hakan Fidan and Defense Minister Yasar Guler in Istanbul, Turkey, on August 31, 2026. The committee was established under the Mecca Agreement for Joint Defense. Photo by Saudi Press Agency apaimages Khan Yunis Gaza Strip Saudi Arabia 310826_Turkey_SPO_00(1) Copyright: xapaimagesxSaudixPressxAgencyx xapaimagesx
First committee meeting of Mecca Joint Defense Agreement begins in Istanbul ISTANBUL, TURKIYE - AUGUST 31: (----EDITORIAL USE ONLY MANDATORY CREDIT - TURKISH FOREIGN MINISTRY HANDOUT - NO MARKETING NO ADVERTISING CAMPAIGNS - DISTRIBUTED AS A SERVICE TO CLIENTS----) Turkish Foreign Minister Hakan Fidan, Turkish National Defense Minister Yasar Guler, Turkish Chief of General Staff Gen. Selcuk Bayraktaroglu, Pakistani Foreign Minister Muhammad Ishaq Dar, Pakistani Defense Minister Khawaja Muhammad Asif, Pakistani Chief of Army Staff Field Marshal Asim Munir, Saudi Foreign Minister Faisal bin Farhan, Saudi Defense Minister Khalid bin Salman and Saudi Chief of General Staff Gen. Fayyadh bin Hamed Al-Ruwaili attend the first meeting of the St Copyright: x2026xAnadoluxTurkishxForeignxMinistry Handoutx

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