Turkish Parliament Foreign Affairs Committee
Foreign Affairs Committee of the Grand National Assembly of Turkey.
On 27 October 2026 the Turkish Parliament's Foreign Affairs Committee approved ratification of the Mecca defence pact with Saudi Arabia and Pakistan, and rejected opposition motions for a sub-committee review. A plenary vote has no date yet.
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Approved the Mecca pact ratification bill
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The Foreign Affairs Committee is the specialised committee of the Grand National Assembly of Turkey on treaties and Foreign Policy. Bills ratifying international agreements pass through it before a plenary vote. Fuat Oktay chaired it in May 2026.
Its vote does not bind Turkey to a treaty; only the full assembly can. It does show where the parties stand, and it is where ministers first set out the government's case to MPs.
The Mecca pact hearing did both. The ruling People's Alliance and the main opposition CHP voted for the bill, and four smaller opposition parties voted against. Deputy Foreign Minister Levent Gumrukcu told members that no deployment is envisaged at present under the pact.
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