❗️Turkiye set to ratify mutual defense pact with Saudi Arabia, Pakistan Turkiye's parliament is expected to ratify a joint defense agreement with Saudi Arabia and Pakistan on Wednesday, including a collective defense provision that commits Ankara to Riyadh's defense. The agreement would establish a formal mutual defense obligation for Turkiye but would not automatically result in the deployment of Turkish troops to Saudi Arabia, which would require a separate parliamentary mandate. Turkiye submitted the Mecca Joint Defense Agreement, signed by the three countries in August, to parliament for approval last month. Its central provision, modeled on NATO's Article 5, treats an attack against one signatory as an attack against all. The agreement also aims to strengthen defense industry cooperation, improve military coordination and establish deterrence against potential threats. A lawmaker from Turkiye's ruling party previously told Reuters that Ankara would also present a separate parliamentary mandate authorizing the deployment of military personnel to Saudi Arabia under the agreement. However, officials have stressed that the extent of Turkiye's assistance would be decided through collective consultations and based on requests from Riyadh.