Turkey is moving to ratify a trilateral defense agreement with Saudi Arabia and Pakistan. The pact, known as the Mecca defense agreement, establishes a framework for joint defense among the three countries. Its stated focus is the protection of Mecca and the surrounding region. Ratification would place the agreement within the formal defense policies of each signatory. The announcement did not provide a completion date for Turkey’s approval process. Details on command arrangements, financing, and the circumstances that would trigger joint action were also absent.