Turkish Foreign Minister Hakan Fidan announced the beginning of the formation of the basic structure of the defense “Mecca Alliance”, which includes Turkey, Saudi Arabia and Pakistan, stressing that the agreement has entered the transition phase from political understanding to building practical mechanisms for security and defense cooperation.
Fidan said that the “Mecca Agreement” represents a historic step, noting that the three countries agreed to adopt the name “Mecca Pact” and to establish a joint structure aimed at strengthening the region’s security and collective deterrence.
He explained that the alliance is defensive in nature and does not target a specific country, and that it does not constitute an alternative to NATO, but rather complements existing security frameworks. Fidan had previously explained that the principle of mutual defense in the agreement is technically similar to Article 5 of the NATO Charter, which considers an attack on one member an attack on all.
Fidan confirmed that Türkiye, Saudi Arabia, and Pakistan are currently working on a road map that would allow other countries to join the alliance in the future.
This comes in conjunction with the holding of the first meeting of the political, strategic and defense committee emanating from the agreement in Istanbul, with the participation of high-level political and military officials from the three countries, with the aim of establishing mechanisms for joint defense implementation and coordination.
