Turkey plans mandate to send military personnel to Saudi Arabia under joint defence pact

Summary

Turkey will submit a mandate to parliament that would allow military personnel to be deployed to Saudi Arabia under its joint defence pact with Saudi Arabia and Pakistan, according to a lawmaker from the ruling AK Party who spoke to Reuters on Wednesday, October 21. The report comes from a single source, the AK Party lawmaker, and the coverage available here does not include further detail on the scope or timing of any deployment.

Timeline

1. Straits Times

   21 Oct 2026, 10:56 UTCSource ↗

   Reports that Turkey will submit a mandate to parliament allowing military personnel to be deployed to Saudi Arabia under its joint defence pact with Saudi Arabia and Pakistan, citing an AK Party lawmaker who told Reuters on Wednesday.