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Turkey-Saudi Arabia relations

Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman speaks at the Saudi-US Investment Forum at the King Abdulaziz International Conference Center in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia, May 13, 2025. (AP Photo/Alex Brandon)
February 8, 2026, 1:53 pm
Relax, MBS isn’t aligning with Islamists. He also isn’t normalizing with Israel soon
Recent moves by Saudi Arabia against the UAE and toward Qatar and Turkey, along with a rise in antisemitism in the Saudi press, have alarmed many, but these processes are not new
By Lazar Berman
Turkey's President Recep Tayyip Erdogan at a press conference after the conclusion of the G20 Leaders' Summit at the Nasrec Expo Centre in Johannesburg, South Africa, November 23, 2025. (Marco Longari / AFP)
January 11, 2026, 1:30 pm
Turkey said ‘very likely’ to join Saudi Arabia-Pakistan mutual defense pact
Riyadh’s deal with nuclear-armed Islamabad was signed after Israel’s botched strike on Hamas in Qatar, which sparked alarm in Gulf nations; Turkey has also hosted the terror group
By ToI Staff
File: Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan (left) hugs Saudi Arabia's Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman before a meeting in Jeddah, Saudi Arabia, April 28, 2022. (Bandar Aljaloud/Saudi Royal Palace via AP)
March 6, 2023, 3:57 pm
Saudi Arabia deposits $5 billion in Turkish central bank to shore up ailing economy
Funds likely to boost declining lira, which has depreciated by almost 30% over past year
By Jon Gambrell
French President Emmanuel Macron (L) welcomes Saudi Arabia's crown prince Mohammed bin Salman upon his arrival at the Elysee Presidential palace for a meeting on April 10, 2018 in Paris. (AFP Photo/Ludovic Marin)
July 26, 2022, 8:51 pm
Saudi crown prince flies to Europe for first time since Khashoggi murder
Mohammed bin Salman will meet leaders of France and Greece to discuss deepening bilateral ties, as diplomatic fallout over brutal killing fades
By Robbie COREY-BOULET
Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan, right, and Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman shake hands during a welcome ceremony, in Ankara, Turkey, Wednesday, June 22, 2022. (AP Photo/Burhan Ozbilici)
June 23, 2022, 5:15 am
Erdogan personally welcomes MBS as Turkey, Saudis hail ‘new era of cooperation’
Saudi crown prince makes first visit to Turkey since the killing of journalist Jamal Khashoggi sparked years of acrimony; Ankara looking for investments amid economic crisis
By Suzan Fraser and Ayse Wieting
Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan waves as he arrives to give a speech during a party parliamentary group meeting at the Grand National Assembly of Turkey (GNAT) in Ankara, Turkey, on April 20, 2022. (Adem Altan/AFP)
April 28, 2022, 11:58 pm
Turkish President Erdogan visits Saudi Arabia, in first since Khashoggi killing
Erdogan hopes ‘to launch a new era’ in bilateral ties with Gulf country, following years of tensions after dissident’s assassination
By Robbie COREY-BOULET
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 28, 2022, 12:49 pm
Turkey’s Erdogan travels to Saudi Arabia amid regional fence-mending effort
Relations between the two countries soured after Saudi agents allegedly killed journalist Jamal Khashoggi in Istanbul in 2018
By andrew wilks
People hold signs during a protest at the Embassy of Saudi Arabia in the United States about the disappearance of Saudi journalist Jamal Khashoggi, in Washington, October 10, 2018. (AP Photo/Jacquelyn Martin, File)
September 7, 2020, 7:19 pm
Saudi Arabia scraps death sentences over Khashoggi murder, jails 8
Verdict, which follows international outcry, comes after sons of prominent columnist ‘pardoned’ alleged killers
By Agencies
In this photo from February 1, 2015, Saudi journalist Jamal Khashoggi speaks at a press conference in Manama, Bahrain. (AP Photo/Hasan Jamali, File)
July 3, 2020, 12:43 pm
Turkey trial of Saudi suspects in Khashoggi murder begins in absentia
Riyadh rejects Turkish demands for extradition of the suspects, who are believed to have killed the Washington Post columnist at the Saudi consulate in Istanbul in 2018
By Suzan Fraser and ROBERT BADENBIECK
Saudi Arabian journalist Jamal Khashoggi at the World Economic Forum in Davos, Switzerland, January 29, 2011. (AP /Virginia Mayo, File)
March 25, 2020, 2:21 pm
Turkey charges 20 Saudis over Khashoggi murder
Two former top aides to Crown Prince Mohammad bin Salman, 18 others charged with ‘deliberately and monstrously killing’ Riyadh critic in 2018; trial to be opened in absentia
By AFP
US President Donald Trump and Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu participate in a joint statement unveiling the US peace plan in the East Room of the White House on January 28, 2020 in Washington, DC. (Sarah Silbiger/Getty Images/AFP)
February 1, 2020, 10:08 pm
Arab envoys at White House peace event lacked full details, diplomat tells paper
Arab official tells Haaretz nations who attended Trump proposal’s unveiling were given only general information before they agreed to come, realized later they could not support it
By ToI Staff
Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan attends a press conference in Algiers, January 26, 2020. (Fateh Guidoum/AP)
January 31, 2020, 2:32 pm
Erdogan hits out at Arab ‘treason’ over Trump peace proposal
‘Jerusalem cannot be left to the bloody claw of Israel,’ Turkish president says, declares ‘shame’ on Saudi Arabia, the United Arab Emirates, Bahrain and Oman for being open to plan
By AFP
In this photo taken on December 15, 2014, Jamal Khashoggi looks on at a press conference in the Bahraini capital Manama. (AFP/Mohammed Al-Shaikh)
December 23, 2019, 1:19 pm
Saudi court sentences 5 to death for Jamal Khashoggi’s killing
3 more suspects get prison sentences for October 2018 murder of columnist by Saudi agents at Istanbul embassy that shocked the world
By Abdullah Al-Shihri and Aya Batrawy
Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman attends the Future Investment Initiative conference, in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia, on October 23, 2018. (AP/Amr Nabil)
December 5, 2018, 1:11 pm
Turkey seeks arrest of two Saudi crown prince allies over Khashoggi murder
Official says warrant reflects Ankara’s skepticism that Ahmad al-Assiri and Saud al-Qahtani will be properly prosecuted by Riyadh for their alleged role in the killing
By AFP
Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman arrives at the Future Investment Initiative FII conference in the Saudi capital Riyadh on October 24, 2018. (GIUSEPPE CACACE / AFP)
November 16, 2018, 5:53 am
Saudis issue charges but exonerate crown prince in Khashoggi murder
US State Department says announcement is ‘good first step’ while Washington lawmakers join calls criticizing move as a whitewash
By Anuj Chopra and Paul Handley
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