Turkey and Qatar have teamed up with a new mutual defense agreement, signed in Istanbul by President Erdogan and Emir Sheikh Tamim.
Erdogan said this move is about boosting cooperation, keeping dialogue open, and supporting stability in the Gulf region.
The deal also aims to grow their energy partnership and cooperation in the defense industry would continue to grow.
Pact follows Mecca joint defence agreement
This pact isn't happening in isolation: it follows this year's Mecca Joint Defence Agreement between Turkey, Saudi Arabia, and Pakistan, which set up a one-for-all security policy if any member is attacked.
For Turkey and Qatar, this latest agreement highlights how closely they're working across security, energy partnership, and now even more on energy and cooperation in the defense industry would continue to grow.