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On September 19, Turkish Foreign Minister Hakan Fidan stated that Turkey is prepared to assist Saudi Arabia with military needs under their trilateral defence pact with Pakistan. This statement came in response to ongoing attacks by Yemen’s Houthis on Saudi territory. The Mecca Joint Defence Agreement signed last month obligates the three countries to regard an armed attack on any one of them as an attack on all, but Fidan emphasized that Turkey's assistance would be based on mutual need and solidarity rather than direct military intervention.
Written locally by qwen2.5:14b on 2026-09-19,
using this article's own text rather than the other coverage of the
same event (that is the story summary below).
Story summary
On September 19, Turkish Foreign Minister Hakan Fidan stated during an interview with NTV that Saudi Arabia may have military needs due to attacks by Yemen’s Houthis and that Turkey would be ready to assist under a trilateral defense pact signed last month. This pact, known as the "Mecca Joint Defence Agreement," includes Pakistan and mandates mutual support if any of the countries face an armed attack. The ongoing conflict between Saudi Arabia and the Houthi rebels has intensified since July when the Houthis declared a naval blockade against Riyadh, leading to attacks on Saudi cities, energy infrastructure, and shipping routes, threatening global oil supplies.
Written for “Turkey Supports Saudi Security” on 2026-10-05,
grounded in this article and the 3 other(s) covering the same event.
Turkey says it could help meet Saudi military needs under defence pact
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Turkish Foreign Minister Hakan Fidan said on Sept 19 that Saudi Arabia may have military needs due to the ongoing attacks by Yemen’s Houthis and that Turkey was ready to help under a trilateral defence pact that also includes Pakistan.
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“We see there are very serious attacks on Saudi Arabia’s territorial integrity, sovereignty.
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We have an alliance agreement in our pact.
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They may have some military needs, especially on some technical issues.
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We would have no issues in meeting these,” Fidan told broadcaster NTV.
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Fidan → have → NTV
The joint defence agreement, dubbed the “Mecca Joint Defence Agreement”, signed last month stipulates that an armed attack on any one of the three countries will be regarded as an attack on all of them.
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attack → dub → them
The Houthis, who control the most populous parts of Yemen, have been launching attacks on Saudi Arabia since declaring a naval blockade against Riyadh in July, a new front in the wider war that began with US and Israeli strikes on Iran in late February.
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that → control → February
The attacks have targeted Saudi cities, energy infrastructure and shipping, threatening global oil supplies and the main alternative Red Sea route for Gulf exports while traffic through the Strait of Hormuz remains disrupted.
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traffic → target → Hormuz
US President Donald Trump has rebuffed pleas from the Saudis for military support to fight the Houthis, who agreed a ceasefire with the US last year after Washington bombed the group for two months.
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Fidan said that it was unacceptable for Saudi Arabia to be made a part of the US-Iran war as it had no desire to join the conflict.
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it → say → conflict
He added, without elaborating, that proposals have been conveyed to all sides to end the fighting.
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proposals → add → fighting
“There are many initiatives, but the sides need to accept these,” he said.
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he → be → these
“There are new proposals, I hope they accept them.
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they → be → them
Otherwise, the crisis was tolerated until a certain point, but the economic reflections have started to exceed the point of being tolerable.”
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reflections → tolerate → point
Turkey, which has NATO’s second-largest army, has said the pact with nuclear-armed Pakistan and top oil exporter Saudi Arabia was open to expansion and did not seek to replace any existing alliances.
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pact → have → alliances
Pakistan has said that there were no discussions about a military reaction from Islamabad under the Mecca agreement in response to the Houthis’ attacks on Saudi Arabia, but added that Pakistan would act when the “time comes”.
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time → say → Arabia
Earlier on Sept 19, Yemen’s Houthis said they attacked “sensitive” sites in the Saudi capital Riyadh with missiles and drones, hours after flames and a large plume of smoke were seen near the city’s main airport.
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flames → say → airport
Turkey has condemned the Houthi attacks and called for them to stop immediately.
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them → condemn → attacks
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