Turkish jets, troops to be sent to Qatar

Within the framework of the two military agreements ratified by the Grand National Assembly of Turkey, the Turkish gendarmerie will be deployed to Qatar's capital Doha, followed by Turkish warplanes and warships.

The primary target is to deploy the Turkish Gendarmerie in Doha and train the Qatari Gendarmerie. The Turkish Armed Forces' Land, Sea and Air troops will also be deployed.

The number of Turkish warplanes and warships going to the base will be determined by the evaluations according to the report to be prepared once the preliminary examinations are carried out.

In the coming days, a leading delegation is expected to travel to Qatar and conduct a detailed review of the temporarily stationed 90 Turkish troops.

After the review, Turkish soldiers will be sent to Qatar at certain intervals.

According to the Hürriyet newspaper, officials said that in the first phase, 200-250 troops are to be dispatched within the first two months, but that the timeframe and number could change in line with developments.

Turkey and Qatar had previously come to an agreement on the deployment of Turkish troops to Qatar.

The agreements were not ratified and were not on the agenda of the Grand National Assembly of Turkey because Qatar had not chosen an official base.