Turkey, Qatar sign mutual defence agreement, Turkish presidency says
Verified: 8 outlets in 5 countries have reported this story since Nov 13, 1 of them from Turkey.
ISTANBUL, Nov 13 (Reuters) - Turkey and Qatar signed a mutualdefence agreement on Friday, the office of President Tayyip Erdogan said, as the Turkish leader met the Qatari Emir Sheikh Tamim bin Hamad al-Thaniin Istanbul. "PresidentErdogan stated that we would continue working together to prevent the resurgence of war in the Gulf region and establish a basis for dialogue and achieve peace," the presidency said in a statement on X, which did not provide details on the defence accord.
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Two or more outlets reported this story and its reliability score reached 65%, so WorldPulse marks it verified. That means more than one outlet says so, not that it is proven true.
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- Nov 13, 4:23 PM UTCFirst reportTurkiye and Qatar sign mutual defence agreementaljazeera.com ↗
- Nov 13, 4:28 PM UTC+6 minQatar and Türkiye sign mutual defence agreement as Sheikh Tamim meets Erdoğan in Istanbuldohanews.co ↗
- Verified: a second independent outlet reported itNov 13, 4:28 PM UTC · +6 min
- Nov 13, 4:53 PM UTC+31 minTurkey, Qatar sign mutual defence agreement, Turkish presidency saysstraitstimes.com ↗
- Nov 13, 4:55 PM UTC+32 minTurkiye, Qatar sign defence agreement: Turkish presidencydawn.com ↗
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- Nov 13, 4:55 PM UTC+32 min· you’re reading thisTurkey, Qatar sign mutual defence agreement, Turkish presidency saysal-monitor.com ↗
- Nov 13, 4:58 PM UTC+36 minTürkiye, Qatar sign mutual defense pacthurriyetdailynews.com ↗
- Nov 13, 5:11 PM UTC+48 minAmir and the Turkish President sign a joint defense agreementgulf-times.com ↗
- Nov 13, 5:18 PM UTC+55 minAmir, Turkish president sign joint defence agreementqatar-tribune.com ↗
[Claude] All three other reports cover the same Turkey-Qatar mutual defence agreement signing during Sheikh Tamim's Istanbul meeting with Erdogan, with no conflicting facts.
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