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Saudi Arabia and Turkey's New Regional Alignment

Feb 23, 2026 | 16:04 GMT

Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan (L) and Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman (R) inspect the honor guard during an official welcoming ceremony at the presidential complex in Ankara, Turkey, on June 22, 2022.
Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan (L) and Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman (R) inspect the honor guard during an official welcoming ceremony at the presidential complex in Ankara, Turkey, on June 22, 2022.

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Saudi Arabia and Turkey are set to pragmatically deepen their relationship in the coming years as they increasingly cooperate across the Levant, the Red Sea and East Africa, but structural constraints will likely put an upper limit on the scale of their partnership....

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