Turkish National Defense Minister Vecdi Gonul will leave for Bahrain on Friday.
Gonul is set to attend the 5th Regional Security Summit of the Manama Dialogue, reported World Bulletin.
He is expected to return to Turkey on December 15.
The conference on December 12-14 will take place at the conclusion of the 50th anniversary year of the International Institute for Strategic Studies (IISS).
Organized annually, the IISS Manama Dialogue provides a forum for the national security establishments of the participating states to exchange views on regional security challenges. It is a unique forum in that it is made up of governmental delegations from over 20 countries, including not only the states of the region and the immediate neighbourhood, but also the outside powers with security interests in the Gulf.
The Manama Dialogue provides opportunities for government leaders to deliver vitally important public statements about the evolving policy approaches to regional security. Crucially, it also facilitates private bilateral and multilateral meetings between participating states in order to advance immediate policy goals. Against this background, senior officials are able to engage with the leading experts in the region in a manner that can help to animate fresh policy thinking.