Ankara will send more than 3,000 riot police to Qatar to secure stadiums and hotels during the World Cup football tournament, a Turkish interior ministry source said.

He explained that “during the tournament, Turkish police officers will only receive orders from their Turkish commanders temporarily in Qatar… The Qatari side will not be able to issue direct orders to the Turkish police,” noting that “all force costs will be deployed. The State of Qatar will bear it.”

The source did not specify who will oversee the Turkish security operation, which will cover the eight stadiums that will host the matches and the hotels that will house the 32 national teams participating in the tournament. According to the signed protocol between the two countries and published in the Turkish Official Gazette , Ankara will deploy 3,000 riot police and 100 special operations police in Qatar, as well as 50 explosives specialists and 80 police and riot control dogs.