Signing of the Badr Defense Treaty between Turkey, Qatar, Indonesia and Pakistan Turkey, Qatar, Indonesia and Pakistan signed a quadrilateral defense agreement known as "Badr". According to Turkey's Ministry of National Defense, this agreement was signed by the ministers and security officials of the four countries in a special ceremony on Wednesday, October 21 in Doha, the capital of Qatar. The ceremony was held in the presence of Turkey's Defense Minister Issar Guler, Qatar's Defense Minister Sheikh Saud bin Abdulrahman Al Thani, Indonesia's Deputy Defense Minister Yusuf Johari and Pakistan's Defense Minister Khawaja Muhammad Asif. According to the announcement of the Ministry of Defense of Turkey, the Badar Agreement was signed with the aim of expanding cooperation in the field of military equipment production, improving defense capabilities and joint programs in the fields of military technical training, research and development (R&D). This agreement provides a framework for the creation of industrial solutions and the development of defense and offensive sectors in accordance with technological progress in modern military systems and is of special economic importance for the signatory countries.