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Türkiye is reportedly preparing to establish a new regional security pact under its leadership in response to Israel’s expanding military aggression across the Middle East, aiming to enhance regional security, deterrence, and cooperation while preventing external intervention and terrorism risks.
According to a report by Yesim Eraslan in Türkiye daily, the initiative comes after Israel’s attacks on seven countries in the region and what Ankara views as the indifference of the United States and European nations. The planned pact seeks to create a common framework to guarantee regional stability, prevent foreign interference, and eliminate threats posed by terrorist organizations.
Since Oct. 7, 2023, Israel has launched strikes not only on Gaza but also on Yemen, Tunisia, Lebanon, Iran, Syria, and Qatar, using Hamas’ attack as justification. The continued violence has prompted calls for a new mechanism for regional security.
Foreign Minister Hakan Fidan said that the lack of trust and coordination among regional states has fueled instability and external interference. He has urged the formation of a “Regional Pact” that would commit nations to respect each other’s sovereignty, territorial integrity, and security—“without any buts or howevers.”
Building on its diplomatic role in the Russia-Ukraine conflict, normalization efforts with Armenia, support for Syria’s reconstruction, and assertive policies in the Eastern Mediterranean, Türkiye is expected to spearhead this regional platform.
The proposed security pact would institutionalize trust among participating countries and reduce internal vulnerabilities that allow outside powers to exploit divisions. A central objective is to prevent terrorist organizations from gaining ground and to strengthen collective resilience against destabilizing influences.
A secondary goal of the pact would be deterrence, providing a coordinated response mechanism to external threats and ambitions. President Recep Tayyip Erdogan is expected to play a leading role in shaping and promoting the initiative.
Türkiye envisions the pact as a step toward transforming goodwill into tangible regional cooperation that enhances peace, stability, and mutual security. Ankara has underscored its mediation during the Russia-Ukraine war as an example of its pragmatic and results-driven diplomacy.
Israel has maintained a blockade on Gaza, home to nearly 2.4 million people, for almost 18 years. Since October 2023, Israeli bombardments have killed more than 67,000 Palestinians—most of them women and children—and rendered the enclave nearly uninhabitable, according to humanitarian organizations.
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