Turkish FM Calls Mecca Alliance a 'Game-Changing Platform'
Hakan Fidan says the three-nation alliance's next step is deploying personnel and setting up a headquarters, and that it remains open to other regional states.

Turkish Foreign Minister Hakan Fidan described the Mecca Alliance as a "game-changing platform," according to Anadolu Agency.
Fidan said the next stage for the three-nation alliance is to deploy personnel and establish its headquarters, Anadolu Agency reported.
The Turkish foreign minister added that the alliance remains open to other countries in the region, according to the report.
Anadolu Agency did not specify in the excerpt the identities of the other two nations involved in the alliance, nor further details on its founding purpose or timeline.
Further details on the alliance's structure, mandate and membership were not immediately available.
Sources
- Mecca Alliance will be ‘game-changing platform’: Turkish foreign minister — Anadolu Agency (Turkey)
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