Saudi King Salman and Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan (SPA)
VOA: Turkey’s Love Affair with Saudi Arabia On the Rocks
ISTANBUL — A deal signed by Turkish and Iranian ministers Sunday to enhance efforts to break Saudi Arabian trade sanctions against Qatar, is only the latest move by Ankara against Riyadh. The two once close allies are increasingly finding themselves on opposing sides in the region.
“There is this fear [by Turkey] an axis is developing between Saudi Arabia, [the United States], and Israel in the region definitely,” said Haldun Solmazturk, head of 21st Century Turkey Institute, an Ankara based research organization.
Saudi Arabia's increasingly tough stance against Iran has been matched by Turkey's increasing cooperation with Iran.
Earlier this month, Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan declared the frequency of meetings with his Russian and Iranian counterparts to cooperate over Syria would increase.
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WNU Editor: Relations between Turkey and the Arabs .... especially from a historical perspective ... has always had its ups and downs. This is now a "down period", and one that will probably continue to deteriorate as long as Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan and Saudi Arabia's current leadership remain in power.
