Showcase 6
Four pairs, one month: the pact members, and Turkey with Israel.
In August, the three members of the 7 Aug defence pact paired with each other, and Turkey paired with Israel: 55 to 60 shared events each.
The pact and the Turkey-Israel tension were covered as separate stories. In the record they sit in the same month.
What the coverage showed
Reuters, via Internazionale (13 August 2026) covered the 7 Aug pact (13 Aug) and the Turkey-Israel tension (Al-Monitor, 19 Aug) as separate stories.
The figure
Saudi Arabia and Pakistan 60, Turkey and Pakistan 59, Saudi Arabia and Turkey 57, Turkey and Israel 55 shared events in August 2026.
Shared events count records naming both states, whatever the relation; they measure contact, not alignment.
The chart, the window and the CSV: https://conflictgauge.com/showcase/august-pact-pairs
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Conflict Gauge: Iran (MergeSeat). "Four pairs, one month: the pact members, and Turkey with Israel.". https://conflictgauge.com/posts/august-pact-pairs. Data as of 17 October 2026. Page version v1, published 2026-10-28. Accessed <date>.