--- title: "Türkiye condemns drone attempt targeting Mecca; Houthis deny the claim" url: https://gazete.tv/en/story/2026-09-16-turkiye-condemns-drone-attempt-targeting-mecca/ lang: en date: 2026-09-16 updated: 2026-09-16T22:17:53.559Z category: world sources: 19 agreement: differ --- # Türkiye condemns drone attempt targeting Mecca; Houthis deny the claim Saudi Arabia announced it destroyed a drone south of Mecca on the evening of September 15. Türkiye's Foreign Ministry condemned what it said was a Houthi attempt to target Mecca, while the Houthis denied the claim, saying they had only targeted oil facilities and military bases. ## Where reports differ - **State media and pro-government press** — TRT Haber and Hürriyet reported the incident as a Houthi attack attempt targeting Mecca and highlighted Türkiye's condemnation statement along with reactions from AKP and Communications Directorate officials. - **Opposition-leaning and foreign press** — Evrensel and DW Turkish presented the report as a "claim," and also conveyed Houthi officials' statement that "the claim that Mecca was targeted is a stale lie," as well as the Houthis' counter-claims regarding Saudi airstrikes. ## Who is in this story - [Foreign Ministry](https://gazete.tv/en/who-is-who/disisleri-bakanligi/) — Institutions - [Burhanettin Duran](https://gazete.tv/en/who-is-who/burhanettin-duran/) — People - [Ömer Çelik](https://gazete.tv/en/who-is-who/omer-celik/) — People - [Saudi Arabia](https://gazete.tv/en/who-is-who/suudi-arabistan/) — Places - [Mecca](https://gazete.tv/en/who-is-who/mekke/) — Places - [Turki al-Maliki](https://gazete.tv/en/who-is-who/turki-el-maliki/) — People - [Shehbaz Sharif](https://gazete.tv/en/who-is-who/sehbaz-serif/) — People ## News sources - [Türkiye'den Husilerin Mekke’yi hedef almasına tepki](https://www.hurriyet.com.tr/gundem/disisleri-bakanligindan-husilerin-mekkeyi-hedef-almasina-tepki-43309232) — Hürriyet (pro-government) — 2026-09-16 - [Saudis declare Mecca 'red line' after downing alleged Houthi drone](https://www.dailysabah.com/world/mid-east/saudis-declare-mecca-red-line-after-downing-alleged-houthi-drone) — Daily Sabah (pro-government) — 2026-09-16 - [Mekke'ye İHA saldırısı girişimine Türkiye'den tepki](https://www.ntv.com.tr/turkiye/disisleri-bakanligindan-husilerin-mekkeyi-hedef-alan-saldirilarina-tepki-1742146) — NTV (independent) — 2026-09-16 - [Suudi Arabistan, Husilere karşı destek arıyor: ‘Mekke'ye saldırdılar’ iddiası](https://www.evrensel.net/haber/6000811/suudi-arabistan-husilere-karsi-destek-ariyor-mekke-ye-saldirdilar-iddiasi?utm_source=rss_feed&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=rss_syndication) — Evrensel (opposition) — 2026-09-16 - [Mekke, İHA ile hedef alındı iddiası: Husiler açıklama yaptı](https://bianet.org/haber/mekke-iha-ile-hedef-alindi-iddiasi-husiler-aciklama-yapti-323511) — Bianet (independent) — 2026-09-16 - ["Yemenli Husiler Mekke'ye saldırdı" iddiası](https://www.dw.com/tr/yemenli-husiler-mekke-ye-saldırdı-iddiası/a-79290035?maca=tur-rss-tur-all-1495-xml-mrss) — DW Türkçe (foreign) — 2026-09-16 - [Dışişleri Bakanlığından Husilerin Mekke'ye yönelik saldırısına tepki: Şiddetle kınıyoruz](https://www.yenisafak.com/gundem/disisleri-bakanligindan-husilerin-mekkeye-yonelik-saldirisina-tepki-siddetle-kiniyoruz-4856497) — Yeni Şafak (pro-government) — 2026-09-16 - [Türkiye'den Mekke'ye İHA'lı saldırıya tepki](https://www.haberturk.com/gundem/son-dakika-turkiye-den-mekke-ye-iha-li-saldiriya-tepki-3912947) — Habertürk (independent) — 2026-09-16 - [Türkiye'den 'Mekke'deki İHA saldırısı' nedeniyle Husilere kınama](https://tr.euronews.com/2026/09/16/turkiyeden-mekkedeki-iha-saldirisi-nedeniyle-husilere-kinama) — Euronews Türkçe (foreign) — 2026-09-16 - [Husilerin Askeri Sözcüsü Yahya Seri: Suudi Arabistan'da Aramco tesisini ve Hamis Muşayt Hava Üssü'nü hedef aldık](https://www.evrensel.net/haber/6000813/husilerin-askeri-sozcusu-yahya-seri-suudi-arabistanda-aramco-tesisini-ve-hamis-musayt-hava-ussunu-hedef-aldik?utm_source=rss_feed&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=rss_syndication) — Evrensel (opposition) — 2026-09-16 - [Türkiye, Husilerin Mekke saldırısını şiddetle kınadı](https://www.diken.com.tr/turkiye-husilerin-mekke-saldirisini-siddetle-kinadi/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=turkiye-husilerin-mekke-saldirisini-siddetle-kinadi) — Diken (independent) — 2026-09-16 - [Dışişleri Bakanlığı Husileri kınadı, Suudi Arabistan'a desteklerini sundu](https://www.birgun.net/haber/disisleri-bakanligi-husileri-kinadi-suudi-arabistan-a-desteklerini-sundu-735174) — BirGün (opposition) — 2026-09-16 - [Suudi Arabistan, Mekke çevresinde önlenen Husilerin İHA saldırısını kınadı](https://www.trthaber.com/haber/dunya/suudi-arabistan-mekke-cevresinde-onlenen-husilerin-iha-saldirisini-kinadi-957035.html) — TRT Haber (state) — 2026-09-16 - [Dışişleri Bakanlığı’ndan Husilerin Mekke saldırısına kınama](https://www.dunya.com/gundem/disisleri-bakanligindan-husilerin-mekke-saldirisina-kinama-haberi-840325) — Dünya (independent) — 2026-09-16 - [Türkiye condemns Houthi drone attack targeting Mecca](https://www.dailysabah.com/politics/diplomacy/turkiye-condemns-houthi-drone-attack-targeting-mecca) — Daily Sabah (pro-government) — 2026-09-16 - [Türkiye'den Mekke'ye İHA'lı saldırı girişimine tepki](https://www.trthaber.com/haber/gundem/turkiyeden-mekkeye-ihali-saldiri-girisimine-tepki-957046.html) — TRT Haber (state) — 2026-09-16 - [Dışişleri Bakanlığı'ndan Husi saldırısına tepki](https://www.sozcu.com.tr/disisleri-bakanligindan-husi-saldirisina-tepki-p358902) — Sözcü (opposition) — 2026-09-16 - [Dışişleri’nden Mekke’ye yönelik İHA saldırısına kınama](https://www.karar.com/guncel-haberler/disislerinden-mekkeye-yonelik-iha-saldirisina-kinama-2072402) — Karar (independent) — 2026-09-16 - [Türkiye, Husilerin Mekke çevresinde önlenen İHA saldırısını kınadı](https://www.aa.com.tr/tr/gundem/turkiye-husilerin-mekke-cevresinde-onlenen-iha-saldirisini-kinadi/4059356) — Anadolu Ajansı (state) — 2026-09-16 ## Other editions - 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