Turkey and Saudi Arabia

Turkish and Saudi FMs discuss situation in Gaza

Turkish and Saudi FMs discuss situation in Gaza

Turkish Foreign Minister Hakan Fidan held a phone call with his Saudi counterpart Faisal bin Farhan on Tuesday to discuss the latest situation in the Middle East, according to Turkish diplomatic sources. Fidan also held talks yesterday …

Türkiye and Saudi Arabia sign deals on defense and energy

Türkiye and Saudi Arabia sign deals on defense and energy

Türkiye and Saudi Arabia signed a series of deals encompassing investment, the defense industry, energy and communications.  The agreements were signed after delegation meetings led by Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan …

Erdoğan embarks on Gulf tour to agree new investment deals

Erdoğan embarks on Gulf tour to agree new investment deals

Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan is embarking on a trip to the Gulf on July 17, marking his first post-reelection multicountry tour that is expected to yield new agreements to further diplomacy and economic cooperation with the region. …

Turkish and Saudi FMs discuss cooperation and grain export deal

Turkish and Saudi FMs discuss cooperation and grain export deal

Turkish Foreign Minister Mevlut Cavusoglu spoke by phone Wednesday with his Saudi counterpart Faisal bin Farhan Al Saud on a UN-backed deal signed by Russia and Ukraine to resume grain exports through the Black Sea. The two also …

Erdoğan and King Salman discuss Turkey-Saudi Arabia ties

Erdoğan and King Salman discuss Turkey-Saudi Arabia ties

Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan and Saudi King Salman discussed bilateral relations and regional issues in a phone call Wednesday, the Presidential Communications Directorate said. The leaders also exchanged Eid greetings, the …

‘A new era’: Saudi Arabia’s Crown Prince in Turkey

‘A new era’: Saudi Arabia’s Crown Prince in Turkey

Saudi Arabia’s Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman (MBS) travelled to Turkey for the first time in years for talks with President Recep Tayyip Erdogan, aiming to fully normalise ties that were ruptured after the 2018 killing of Saudi …

Saudi Arabia closing 8 Turkish schools

Saudi Arabia closing 8 Turkish schools

Saudi Arabia will shut down 8 Turkish schools affiliated with the Ministry of National Education operating in the capital Riyadh and other provinces at the end of the 2020-2021 academic year, according to information gathered by diplomatic …

Riyadh rules out extraditing suspects in Khashoggi case

Riyadh rules out extraditing suspects in Khashoggi case

Saudi Arabia will not extradite its citizens suspected in the murder of journalist Jamal Khashoggi, Saudi Arabia’s foreign minister Adel al-Jubeir said at a news conference at a Gulf Arab summit in …