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Turkish Parliament to ratify memorandum on strengthening military security cooperation with Azerbaijan

24 June 2026 12:07 (UTC +04:00)

The Grand National Assembly of Türkiye (GNAT) will ratify the “Memorandum of Understanding between the Ministry of Defense of the Republic of Azerbaijan and the Ministry of National Defense of the Republic of Türkiye on Strengthening Mutual Military Security,” Speaker of the GNAT Numan Kurtulmuş told APA.

Numan Kurtulmuş said that signed international documents are submitted for discussion and ratification in accordance with the planned schedule.

“Signed international documents are inevitably approved by the Turkish Grand National Assembly and enter into force,” Numan Kurtulmuş said.

Note that the “Memorandum of Understanding between the Ministry of Defense of the Republic of Azerbaijan and the Ministry of National Defense of the Republic of Türkiye on Strengthening Mutual Military Security” was signed in Istanbul on July 22, 2025, and was ratified by the Milli Majlis in December 2025.

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