Turkish President Tayyip Erdogan meets with Qatar's Emir Sheikh Tamim bin Hamad Al Thani in Istanbul, Turkiye, on Friday [Murat Cetinmuhurdar/Turkish Presidential Press Office/Handout via Reuters]Published On 13 Nov 202613 Nov 2026Turkiye and Qatar have signed a mutual defence agreement, Turkish President Tayyip Erdogan’s office has said.
The pact was signed after the president met the Qatari Emir Sheikh Tamim bin Hamad al-Thani in Istanbul on Friday.
“President Erdogan stated that we would continue working together to prevent the resurgence of war in the Gulf region and establish a basis for dialogue and achieve peace,” the Turkish presidency said in a statement on X.
Erdogan’s office said the agreement “will add a new dimension to relations between Turkiye and Qatar”.
