16.02.2026 11:31
The correspondence in the Epstein documents stated that Turkey was aware of a planned coup attempt in Qatar and that the plan was shelved due to the presence of Turkish military forces in the country; this detail sparked a new debate in Gulf politics.
In the correspondence related to the case of the perverse billionaire Jeffrey Epstein, it was claimed that Turkey was aware of a planned military coup attempt in Qatar and that the presence of the Turkish Armed Forces (TSK) in the region rendered the plan unfeasible.
According to the statements in the documents, the parties planning the coup assessed that "the military option is no longer feasible because the Turks are inside." This detail sparked a new debate in the global political agenda.
A COUP PLAN WAS PREPARED IN QATAR IN 2017
According to the statements in the relevant files, it was alleged that a coup plan was prepared in Qatar in 2017, but the operation was postponed or shelved due to the presence of the Turkish military unit stationed in the country. It was claimed that these lines in the correspondence indicated Turkey as the decisive factor preventing the implementation of the plan.
These claims emerged during the period when the Epstein documents continued to encompass millions of pages of material released by the U.S. Department of Justice in 2025 and 2026. While the true nature of the content and its impact on international relations became a topic of discussion, evaluations regarding the power balances in the region were once again scrutinized.
TURKEY PREVENTED DOHA'S ISOLATION
Such correspondences are also being analyzed in the context of the Qatar blockade and Gulf politics in the foreign press. It is known that during the period of the crisis among Gulf countries in 2017, Turkey expanded its military and political support to Qatar, which is seen as an important factor preventing Doha's isolation.