Turkey's parliament approved to deploy troops in Qatar
Turkey's parliament approved a draft bill to send troops to deploy in a Turkish military base in Qatar.
Turkey's parliament approved a draft bill allowing its troops to be deployed to a Turkish military base in Qatar.
This decision is a clear support the Gulf Arab country when it faces diplomatic and trade isolation from some of the biggest Middle Eastern powers.
Saudi Arabia, Egypt, the United Arab Emirates and Bahrain severed relations with Qatar and closed their airspace to commercial flights on Monday, charging it with financing militant groups. Qatar denies the accusations.
The bill, drafted before the rift, passed on with 240 votes in favour, largely with support from the ruling AKP and nationalist party MHP. (EVRENSEL DAILY)
