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Turkey determined to take relations with Saudi Arabia to higher level, Erdogan tells crown prince

By Thomson Reuters Feb 3, 2026 | 11:51 AM

ANKARA, Feb 3 (Reuters) – Turkey’s President Tayyip Erdogan ‍met Saudi Arabia’s Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman in Riyadh on ‌Tuesday and ‌told him Turkey was determined to take relations to a higher ​level in areas including renewable ‍energy ​and defence industry, ​Erdogan’s office said.

Erdogan ‍also told the Saudi crown prince that Turkey’s support for stability ‍in Syria would continue, and Turkey would ‍work ‍in cooperation ​with Saudi ​Arabia ⁠to rebuild Syria, ‌the Turkish presidency said in a statement.

(Reporting by Huseyin HayatseverEditing by Peter ⁠Graff)