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Ankara’s Mistake? The Turkey-Pakistan-Saudi Arabia Defense Agreement

Lt.-Gen. (rtd.) Dr. Lazaros Kampouridis, Near East Bureau Chief

16 Aug 2026 — 6 min read
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Ankara’s Mistake? The Turkey-Pakistan-Saudi Arabia Defense Agreement
President of Türkiye Recep Tayyip Erdoğan, King Salman bin Abdulaziz Al Saud, and Prime Minister of Pakistan Muhammad Shehbaz Sharif at the signing of the Mecca Joint Defense Agreement on August 7, 2026

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