Saudi crown prince makes first Turkey trip since Khashoggi murder
22 June 2022 |
2:41 pm
Mohammed bin Salman is visiting Turkey for the first time since the murder of journalist Jamal Khashoggi in 2018. The trip comes as Turkey faces its worst economic crisis in decades.
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