Qatar's defense minister will visit Ankara for talks with his Turkish counterpart, Reuters reported quoting sources at Turkey's defense ministry.

Turkey has backed Doha in its rift with four Arab states.

It was reported earlier that Egypt, Saudi Arabia, Bahrain, and the UAE had announced that they broke diplomatic ties with Qatar, condemning Doha of supporting terrorist organizations and destabilizing the situation in the Middle East. 

Later, the authorities of Libya, Yemen, Maldives, Mauritius, Mauritania, and The Comoros also informed that they were severing relations with Qatar.

The day before Saudi Arabia, the UAE, Egypt and Bahrain sent Doha a list of 13 demands, including closing Al Jazeera television, reducing ties to their regional adversary Iran and closing of a Turkish military base in Qatar.