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

AL-Monitor
Feb 3, 2026
Turkish President Tayyip Erdogan meets with Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia, February 3, 2026. Murat Cetinmuhurdar/Turkish Presidential Press Office/Handout via REUTERS
Turkish President Tayyip Erdogan meets with Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia, February 3, 2026. Murat Cetinmuhurdar/Turkish Presidential Press Office/Handout via REUTERS — Murat Cetinmuhurdar/PPO

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)