# Türkiye says it is assessing how to help Riyadh counter Houthi attacks

https://mins.news/en/video/91905

- TRT World, 2026-10-08 17:43 UTC
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- Original: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Uvx3rT3pvBE

> Turkish Foreign Minister Hakan Fidan says Türkiye is considering ways to strengthen Saudi Arabia’s defences after recent attacks by Yemen’s Ansarullah Houthis. He says the Mecca Joint Defence Agreement is meant to deepen defence cooperation, not enable military offensives. Suay Nilhan Acikalin of Ankara Haci Bayram Veli University also weighs in.

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