❗️Turkish parliament ratifies Mecca Joint Defense Agreement with Saudi Arabia and Pakistan The Turkish Grand National Assembly officially ratified the landmark Mecca Joint Defense Agreement, legally binding NATO's second-largest military to a mutual defense pact with Saudi Arabia and Pakistan amid escalating regional warfare and sustained strikes by Yemen's Armed Forces. First signed at a trilateral summit in Mecca on 7 August, the trilateral security framework incorporates a binding NATO-style collective defense clause asserting that an armed attack originating externally against any member state will be treated as an attack against all. Under Article 2 of the agreement, the three signatory nations commit to providing immediate assistance, including military forces and technological resources, to safeguard the independence, sovereignty, and territorial integrity of partner states. The parliamentary approval in Ankara paves the way for the Turkish government to submit a follow-up mandate allowing the direct deployment of military personnel to Saudi Arabia.