Recep Tayyip Erdogan signs numerous agreements with the Gulf countries

with our Istanbul correspondent Anne Andlauer

Recep Tayyip Erdogan returns from his tour to the Gulf countries fully satisfied. The trip was off to a great start Saudi Arabia: arms company Baykar, known its battle drones and the president’s son-in-law, one of the main leaders, concluded the largest defense and aerospace export contract in the history of Turkey without specifying the amount or content.

In the United Arab Emirates, according to the Turkish press, Recep Tayyip Erdogan signed contracts valued at more than 50 billion dollars in the fields of energy, construction, technology and even defense. The Turkish president also visited Qatar, where he has maintained close diplomatic and economic relations for a long time. But what he was most looking forward to were visits to Saudi Arabia and the Emirates.

Fresh air for Turkish economy

These multi-billion contracts, hailed for the Turkish economy, which has been very fragile in recent years, seal the reconciliation between Ankara and these two monarchies. Three years ago, Recep Tayyip Erdogan accused the Crown Prince of Saudi Arabia, Mohammed bin Salman, of ordering the murder of a journalist. Jamal Khashoggi Istanbul and the United Arab Emirates for supporting the failed coup in 2016.

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