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The First Batch of Turkish Soldiers Sent to Qatar

Daily Sabah

Turkey has sent a first batch of soldiers to Qatar in line with a recent deal on deployment, along with five armored vehicles, Hurriyet reports.

"The transfer of five armored vehicles and 23 military personnel at 8 a.m. on June 22, 2017, to Doha was completed as part of a troop deploying process by the Turkish Armed Forces to Qatar" as part of a deal on "the training, cooperation and deployment of troops," the source said.

Presidential spokesperson İbrahim Kalın said that the size and the activities of the military base in Qatar had not yet been planned together with Doha, highlighting that "the aim of this base is not creating a threat or risk against any third country."



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