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Saudi Arabia-Turkey relations

From left, Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan, Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman and Pakistani Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif pose after signing a trilateral defense agreement in Mecca, Saudi Arabia, August 7, 2026. (Saudi Press Agency via AP)
August 12, 2026, 5:04 pm
Mecca defense pact isn’t meant to challenge Israel, at least not on the battlefield
Saudi Arabia, Pakistan, and Turkey aren’t going to go to war for each other. But they do want to show the US and Iran that they are ready to lead in a region they see as destabilized by Jerusalem
By Lazar Berman
Turkey's President Recep Tayyip Erdogan (C) walks with Saudi officials upon his arrival in Riyadh on February 3, 2026. (TURKISH PRESIDENCY PRESS OFFICE / AFP)
February 3, 2026, 11:42 pm
Turkey’s Erdogan visits Saudi Arabia as ties between former rivals warm
Ankara seeks to finalize negotiations on free trade deal with Riyadh; sides agree to boost cooperation on oil, petroleum products, petrochemicals and renewable energy
By AFP
Saudi Arabia's Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman at Al Salam Palace in Jeddah, Saudi Arabia, June 24, 2019. (Jacquelyn Martin/AP)
June 22, 2022, 12:48 pm
Saudi crown prince visits Turkey as countries seek to normalize ties
On last leg of regional trip, Mohammed bin Salman to meet Turkish president Erdogan in effort to repair relations following slaying of Saudi columnist Jamal Khashoggi in Istanbul
By Suzan Fraser
Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan, left, and Saudi Arabia's Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman speak after their meeting in Jiddah, Saudi Arabia, early Friday, April 29, 2022. Prince Mohammed is due to visit Turkey next week. (Turkish Presidency via AP)
June 17, 2022, 3:24 pm
Saudi prince to visit Turkey, in first since murder of journalist Khashoggi
Reporter was killed in the Saudi Arabian consulate in Istanbul in 2018; Turkish President Erdogan visited Riyadh in April
By Remi Banet and Fulya Ozerkan
Turkey's President Recep Tayyip Erdogan, right, shakes hands with Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman, prior to their meeting in Jiddah, Saudi Arabia, on July, 23, 2017. (Presidency Press Service/Pool Photo via AP)
April 26, 2022, 6:48 pm
Erdogan to visit Riyadh for first trip since Khashoggi killing
Two-day trip comes after Turkish court ruled to halt trial in absentia of 26 Saudi suspects linked to the gruesome murder
By AFP
People hold posters of slain Saudi journalist Jamal Khashoggi, near the Saudi Arabia consulate in Istanbul, marking the two-year anniversary of his murder, October 2, 2020. (AP Photo/Emrah Gurel)
April 7, 2022, 11:56 am
Turkey suspends trial of Khashoggi suspects, transfers case to Saudi Arabia
Fiancee of murdered Saudi critic vows to appeal decision, which comes as Ankara seeks to curry favor with regional rivals amid economic crisis
By Fulya Ozerkan
People hold posters of slain Saudi journalist Jamal Khashoggi, near the Saudi Arabia consulate in Istanbul, October 2, 2020, marking the two-year anniversary of his death (AP Photo/Emrah Gurel, File)
March 31, 2022, 2:25 pm
Turkish prosecutor seeks to move Khashoggi murder trial to Saudi Arabia
Request comes as Ankara tries to normalize relationship with Riyadh, which reached an all-time low following journalist’s grisly killing in Istanbul
By AP
Saudi Arabian journalist Jamal Khashoggi at the World Economic Forum in Davos, Switzerland, January 29, 2011. (AP /Virginia Mayo, File)
November 24, 2020, 3:14 pm
Friend tells court Saudi official close to crown prince threatened Khashoggi
Egyptian dissident says journalist was afraid after call from royal court’s one-time media czar Saud al-Qahtani, who is charged with orchestrating the murder
By AFP
A man walks past the Dome of the Rock, in the Temple Mount compound, in the Old City of Jerusalem on March 16, 2020. (Emmanuel DUNAND/AFP)
June 1, 2020, 11:13 am
Israel, Saudis hold talks for Riyadh to join Temple Mount Waqf – report
Move comes amid reported concern in Amman over Turkish influence at the site and elsewhere in East Jerusalem
By ToI Staff
Saudi Arabian journalist Jamal Khashoggi at the World Economic Forum in Davos, Switzerland, January 29, 2011. (AP /Virginia Mayo, File)
May 22, 2020, 9:45 am
Sons of slain Saudi journalist Khashoggi ‘forgive’ killers, paving way to pardon
Analysts say the announcement effectively grants clemency to five convicts on death row; relatives have denied reports they were paid off by authorities
By AFP
In this October 24, 2018 photo released by the Saudi Press Agency, SPA, Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman addresses the Future Investment Initiative conference in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia. (Saudi Press Agency via AP, File)
June 16, 2019, 6:26 am
Saudi crown prince warns against ‘exploiting’ Khashoggi murder
Mohammed bin Salman apparently aims his criticism at Turkey, ties with which have come under strain since the brutal killing of the journalist in the Saudi consulate in Istanbul
By AFP
In this October 24, 2018 photo released by the Saudi Press Agency, SPA, Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman addresses the Future Investment Initiative conference in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia. (Saudi Press Agency via AP, File)
November 27, 2018, 7:31 pm
After Khashoggi killing, Saudi prince seeks to rebuild image abroad
Mohammed bin Salman set to head to G20 summit in Argentina — a signal he still has the support of 82-year-old father King Salman, and faces no threats to his rule at home
By Aya Batrawy
Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan, right, and Turkish Foreign Minister Mevlut Cavusoglu leave the Arc de Triomphe after attending commemorations marking the 100th anniversary of the 11 November 1918 armistice ending World War I, November 11, 2018. (Ludovic Marin/Pool Photo via AP)
November 13, 2018, 12:05 pm
Turkey ‘patiently’ waiting for Saudi insights into Khashoggi killing
President Erdogan reportedly says audio recording of Saudi journalist’s alleged murder is so ‘atrocious’ a Riyadh intelligence officer suggested perpetrator was on heroin
By AP
Turkish police crime scene investigators, looking for possible clues into the killing of Saudi journalist Jamal Khashoggi, walk toward an underground parking lot, where authorities had found a vehicle belonging to the Saudi consulate, in Istanbul, October 23, 2018. (AP/Emrah Gurel)
November 5, 2018, 2:16 pm
Turkey: Saudi investigators helped cover up Khashoggi murder
Team of 11 experts sent by Riyadh to assist Turkish authorities in probe of journalist’s slaying instead removed evidence from crime scene, says top official
By Suzan Fraser
Saudi Arabia's top prosecutor Saud al-Mojeb leaves his country's consulate in Istanbul, October 30, 2018. (Can Erok/DHA via AP)
October 31, 2018, 6:10 pm
Turkish prosecutor says Saudi writer strangled, later dismembered
Irfan Fidan laments that talks with his Saudi counterpart, visiting Istanbul, produced no ‘concrete results’ despite ‘good-willed efforts’ in case of missing journalist Khashoggi
By AP
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