Naqshbandi order

Erdogan to visit Saudi Arabia next week, minister says

Turkey's President Tayyip Erdogan will visit Saudi Arabia on Monday, Energy Minister Alparslan Bayraktar said on Saturday in an interview with broadcaster CNN Turk.

Erdogan will attend  a summit of the Organisation of Islamic Countries (OIC) in Riyadh to discuss Israel's offensives in the Palestinian territories, the minister added. [Reuters]

Erdogan’s ‘friend’ Trump played role in strained Turkey-US ties

President Tayyip Erdogan called Donald Trump a "friend" in welcoming his return to the White House, and invited him for a visit despite longstanding strains in Turkish-US ties including some rooted in Trump's first term as president.

Here are some of the rifts between Washington and Ankara:

Defense, sanctions, NATO

Erdogan: Trump’s Will Can End the War in Ukraine Quickly

Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan has expressed confidence that the war in Ukraine could be resolved swiftly if the United States, under a second term of President Donald Trump, demonstrates the political will to do so. Speaking to journalists on his way back from Hungary, Erdogan emphasized that efforts by Western nations, particularly the US, could speed up the conflict's resolution.

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