Erdogan is looking for to fix ties with Saudi Arabia amid economic challenges in his nation forward of subsequent yr’s elections.
The President was accompanied by his spouse, Emine, together with a number of Turkish officers on a two-day official go to to the nation, the Turkish presidency mentioned in an announcement. He was welcomed with an official ceremony by King Salman.
Khashoggi’s killing on the Saudi consulate in Istanbul in 2018 triggered a worldwide outcry in opposition to the dominion and its de facto ruler, Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman.
Turkish officers mentioned Khashoggi, a outstanding critic of bin Salman, was killed and dismembered contained in the consulate in an operation that had been permitted by the “highest ranges” in Riyadh. The accusations strained ties between the 2 regional powers, resulting in an unofficial Saudi boycott of Turkish items, which has slashed Ankara’s exports to the dominion by 90%, Reuters reported.
Final yr, US intelligence assessed that the Crown Prince himself permitted the operation. He has denied the allegation.
Earlier this month, a Turkish court docket dominated that the trial in absentia of 26 suspects accused of killing Khashoggi could be moved to Saudi Arabia, in a transfer that would successfully finish the case.
In March, a Turkish prosecutor requested the almost two-year-old trial be halted and transferred to Saudi Arabia as a result of arrest warrants for the suspects couldn’t be executed, and their statements couldn’t be taken.