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Erdogan plans Mecca defense pact with Egypt and other countries

A new defense pact inspired by NATO is being initiated by Turkey. Egypt may join to manage regional crises independently.

10 August 2026Tagblick Newsdesk

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Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan is planning to initiate a defense pact known as the "Mecca Pact," modeled after NATO. In addition to Turkey, Saudi Arabia and Pakistan are already part of this initiative.

Erdogan expressed the desire for more countries to join this pact, in the context of external powers being unable to resolve regional crises, in his view.

The idea behind this new pact is to achieve collective deterrence and to strengthen the security situation independently. Egypt is mentioned as a potential member, but no further details about the involved countries are currently available.

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