The Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan, who has been a vocal critique of the Arab blockade of Qatar and called for a diplomatic solution to the problem has sent first Turkish ship carrying food aid to Qatar and a small number of soldiers destined to reach Turkish military base in Qatar. Turkey has openly backed Qatar in the diplomatic brawl that erupted earlier this month, where several Arab nations including Saudi Arabia, Egypt, Bahrain, and United Arab Emirates severed diplomatic and military ties with the island nation denying it access to airports as well as sea ports. Five armored vehicles and 23 military personnel arrived in Doha on Thursday as part of the new deployment plans, Turkey's armed forces said in a statement, adding that the move was within the framework of legal measures regarding military training and cooperation between the two countries. Some 88 Turkish soldiers were already in Qatar, according to the Hurriyet newspaper. The United States, which seems like has taken up the sides of Saudi Arabia also holds its biggest military base in Qatar. The first Turkish ship carrying some 4,000 tons of dry food supplies, fruit and vegetables set off from a port in western Turkey's Izmir province at dawn on Thursday and is expected to arrive in Doha in around 10 days.

The Arab states, which triggered the blockade has given Qatar a list of 13 demands that need to be met within 10 days. Here are the details of those demands,

• Iran: Lower representation with Iran, close attaches, IRGC and elements affiliated should leave Qatar. Limit cooperation to trade without violating either US and US sanctions or GCC security. Cut military and Intel cooperation with Iran.
• Turkey: Shot down Turkey base that was recently established, stop cooperation with Turkey military inside Qatar territory.
• Terrorism: Qatar declares that it cuts relations all terrorist, sectarian, and ideological groups, on top of them Muslim Brotherhood, ISIS, Qaeda, Fateh Sham (Nusra), Hezbollah.
• Funding: Stop all Qatar funding of any kind to terrorist or extremist individuals, entities or organizations.
• Designations: Qatar hands all those terrorist designated and those requested by four countries (who wrote demands) and terrorist elements on US and International lists, freeze their assets, and don’t harbor more elements in future, offer Intel on members especially related to movement, finances.
• Al-Jazeera: Shut down Al-Jazeera channel and offshoots.
• Interference: Stop interfering other countries’ domestic affairs. Don’t grant citizenship to anyone from 4 countries (who wrote demands), strip citizenship from those that have been granted who violates law of these countries. Cut relations with opposition elements in these countries and hand over relevant files.
• Compensation: Give compensations to victims and losses on 4 countries because of Qatar policy in last few years. Agreement would decide mechanism.
• Riyadh agreement: Qatar commits to be harmonious with its Gulf and Arab surroundings on all levels (militarily, politically, economically, socially), in a way that respects Gulf and Arab security and active Riyadh agreement from 2013 and the second Riyadh agreement in 2014.
• Opposition: Qatar hands over records/data on opposition they supported and kind of support they received.
• Media: Shut down all media supported by Qatar directly or indirectly (for example Arab 21, Rasd, Araby Jadid/new Arab, Sharq, Middle East eye, etc….these are examples not exclusive)
• Time Frame: All these demands have to be agreed in 10 days or will be voided.
• Reports: Agreement will have clear goals and mechanism and will be followed up with periodic reports, monthly for first year, every 3 months for second year and once every year for next 10 years.