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Turkish prime minister heads to Saudi Arabia
Turkish Prime Minister Tayyip Erdogan left for Saudi Arabia on Saturday for talks on ending violence in the Middle East.
- Agencies
- Published: 14:34 January 3, 2009
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Ankara: Turkish Prime Minister Tayyip Erdogan left for Saudi Arabia on Saturday for talks on ending violence in the Middle East.
The prime minister's office said in a statement that Saudi Arabia is the prime minister's last stop after visiting Egypt, Syria and Jordan over the past week.
A Palestinian solidarity group said it is organizing a rally on Saturday in Ankara to protest Israel's airstrikes on Gaza.
There have been protests across Turkey since the raids started a week ago.
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