Overview
- President Recep Tayyip Erdogan met Qatar’s Emir Sheikh Tamim in Doha for closed-door talks focused on making the Gaza ceasefire permanent and preventing disruptions, Turkish officials said.
- Turkey and Qatar, both with channels to Hamas, were credited in reports with helping secure the US-backed agreement that ended more than two years of fighting in Gaza.
- Turkey is involved in negotiations over potentially sending troops to Gaza as part of an international stabilisation force that would oversee security and train new Palestinian police, The National reported.
- During the Kuwait stop, Turkey announced agreements including a nearly $489 million Kuzu contract to build a wastewater treatment plant for Al Mutlaa, alongside cooperation deals on energy, direct investment and maritime transport.
- Erdogan linked the diplomatic push to broader regional goals, voicing support for ongoing Turkey–GCC free-trade talks and reaffirming Turkey’s stance on Syria’s political unity and territorial integrity.