Turkey and Qatar signed a mutual defense agreement during high-level talks in Istanbul.

Turkey and Qatar signed a mutual defense agreement during high-level talks in Istanbul.

Turkey and Qatar signed a mutual defense agreement today during high-level talks in Istanbul between Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan and Qatar's Emir Sheikh Tamim bin Hamad al-Thani.

The agreement aims to strengthen bilateral security cooperation, with Erdogan emphasizing that the two countries will continue to work together to prevent a renewed conflict in the Persian Gulf region.