Turkey's Parliament Debates Mecca Agreement Amidst Opposition Concerns

The Mecca agreement between Pakistan, Turkey, and Saudi Arabia has now been opened up by the opposition leader of President Recep Tayyip Erdogan. The Turkish parliament has seen uproar and heated debate during the discussion to approve this agreement. Opposition lawmakers have questioned on what basis Turkey is tying Pakistan and Saudi Arabia in a military commitment, the consequences of which can drag it into another country's war in the future. A female leader of the Kurdish party has made it clear that they are not ready to join a war blindfolded. In fact, under the Mecca agreement between Turkey, Pakistan, and Saudi Arabia, an armed attack on one of the three countries will be considered an attack on the other two countries. That is, in the event of an attack on one of the three countries, there will be a joint defense responsibility between the three. There is another important condition in the agreement. Under this, no country will be able to get out of it through normal procedures for the first 10 years.