{
  "id": 16224986,
  "title": "Turkey has no plans to fight Houthis under Saudi pact, minister says",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/23/turkey-has-no-plans-to-fight-houthis-under-saudi-pact-minister-says",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-10-23T20:27:03.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Middle East Eye",
    "slug": "middle-east-eye",
    "url": "https://www.middleeasteye.net/live-blog/live-blog-update/turkey-has-no-plans-fight-houthis-under-saudi-pact-minister-says-0"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": null,
  "summary": "Turkey's Defence Minister Yasar Guler has stated that the country has no plans to engage in combat with the Houthis under the Mecca Joint Defence Agreement signed with Saudi Arabia and Pakistan. Speaking in a TV interview, Guler emphasized that Turkey does not foresee any clashes with the Houthis and that any military support to Saudi Arabia would primarily aim to strengthen deterrence, as it has done in Qatar. The agreement, which commits the three countries to regard an armed attack on one as an attack on all, will require legal procedures and parliamentary approval before any assistance is provided.",
  "key_points": [],
  "editors_take": null,
  "illustration": null,
  "coverage": {
    "outlets": 3,
    "also_reported_by": [
      {
        "outlet": "Hindustan Times",
        "title": "Yemen's Houthis say they are rescuing 14 Indians from boat attacked by Saudi in Red Sea",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/22/yemens-houthis-say-they-are-rescuing-14-indians-from-boat-attacked-by",
        "published": "2026-10-22T14:20:39.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "Ajel English",
        "title": "Saudi Arabia, Egypt, Turkey and Pakistan urge resumption of navigation in Hormuz, condemn Houthi attacks",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/23/saudi-arabia-egypt-turkey-and-pakistan-urge-resumption-of-navigation",
        "published": "2026-10-23T19:35:29.000Z"
      }
    ]
  },
  "ai_generated": true,
  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}