Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan tells Newsweek that the Mecca Joint Defense Agreement with Pakistan and Saudi Arabia should not be viewed as an alliance against Iran, Israel or any third country

🤝 Erdogan says Türkiye is using its communication channels with the US and Iran to reduce tensions and bring the sides back to negotiations

📌 He says all armed groups in Syria must integrate into the central state structure to strengthen the country's sovereignty, territorial integrity and social unity

🗣 Erdogan says Türkiye is closely monitoring terror group PKK/PJAK attempts to take advantage of developments in Iran, stressing that Iran's internal issues should be resolved by the Iranian people

Erdogan says Türkiye remains ready to help restore negotiations between Russia and Ukraine and prevent the war from spreading to other countries