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title: "Türkiye condemns attempted drone attack targeting Mecca"
url: https://gazete.tv/en/story/2026-09-17-turkiye-condemns-attempted-drone-attack-targeting/
lang: en
date: 2026-09-17
updated: 2026-09-17T09:26:03.309Z
category: world
sources: 11
agreement: agree
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# Türkiye condemns attempted drone attack targeting Mecca

The Foreign Ministry said it "strongly" condemned a Houthi drone attack targeting Mecca and reiterated its support for Saudi Arabia's sovereignty. The Saudi military said the drone was shot down south of the city; Houthi official Hizam al-Assad denied the claim.

## 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
- [Saudi Arabia](https://gazete.tv/en/who-is-who/suudi-arabistan/) — Places
- [Mecca](https://gazete.tv/en/who-is-who/mekke/) — Places
- [Houthis](https://gazete.tv/en/who-is-who/husiler/) — Other

## 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
- [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
- [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
- [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
- [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 (manşet) (state) — 2026-09-16
- [Türkiye’s communications chief condemns drone attack on Mecca](https://www.dailysabah.com/politics/diplomacy/turkiyes-communications-chief-condemns-drone-attack-on-mecca) — Daily Sabah (pro-government) — 2026-09-16
- [Fuat Oktay’dan Mekke-i Mükerreme’ye saldırı girişimine tepki](https://www.yeniakit.com.tr/haber/fuat-oktaydan-mekke-i-mukerremeye-saldiri-girisimine-tepki-2023329.html) — Yeni Akit (pro-government) — 2026-09-17
- [AK Parti Sözcüsü Ömer Çelik'ten Mekke'yi hedef alan saldırı girişimine tepki](https://www.cnnturk.com/turkiye/ak-parti-sozcusu-omer-celikten-mekkeyi-hedef-alan-saldiri-girisimine-tepki-3467588) — CNN Türk (pro-government) — 2026-09-16
- [Türkiye Dışişlerinden Mekke’ye saldırı girişimine tepki](https://www.kibrismanset.com/turkiye-disislerinden-mekkeye-saldiri-girisimine-tepki) — Kıbrıs Manşet (foreign) — 2026-09-17

## Other editions

- tr: https://gazete.tv/tr/story/2026-09-17-turkiye-mekke-hedef-alan-iha-saldiri/
- ar: https://gazete.tv/ar/story/2026-09-17-turkiye-condemns-attempted-drone-attack-targeting/
- ru: https://gazete.tv/ru/story/2026-09-17-turtsiya-osudila-popytku-ataki-bespilotnikom-mekku/

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