Türkiye and the United Kingdom are expected to sign a broad security and defense partnership deal on Wednesday, marking another step in the expanding relationship between the two NATO allies as leaders gather in Ankara for the alliance's annual summit, APA reports citing Daily Sabah.
The agreement is set to commit both countries to closer collaboration across a wide range of defense issues, covering defense industry cooperation, counterterrorism, cybersecurity and responses to hybrid threats, while also strengthening overall military coordination, sources familiar with the negotiations told Middle East Eye.
New Türkiye-UK pact takes shape
The partnership is expected to be signed during President Recep Tayyip Erdogan's meeting with U.K. Prime Minister Keir Starmer on the sidelines of the NATO summit.
The agreement is said to be similar in spirit to the 2021 bilateral defense pact between France and Greece, though it is unclear whether it includes a mutual defense clause.
Neither Ankara nor Downing Street is expected to publish the text of the agreement, underscoring the sensitivity of its provisions, the report added.
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