Erdogan receives Saudi crown prince in Ankara

Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan (C) and Crown Prince of Saudi Arabia, Muhammad bin Nayef bin Abdulaziz Al Saud (R-3) pose for a photograph prior to luncheon at the Presidential Complex in Ankara, Turkey on September 30, 2016.

Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan (C) and Crown Prince of Saudi Arabia, Muhammad bin Nayef bin Abdulaziz Al Saud (R-3) pose for a photograph prior to luncheon at the Presidential Complex in Ankara, Turkey on September 30, 2016.

Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan (R) meets with the Crown Prince of Saudi Arabia, Muhammad bin Nayef bin Abdulaziz Al Saud at the Presidential Complex in Ankara, Turkey on September 30, 2016.

Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan (R) meets with the Crown Prince of Saudi Arabia, Muhammad bin Nayef bin Abdulaziz Al Saud at the Presidential Complex in Ankara, Turkey on September 30, 2016.

Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan (R) shakes hands with the Crown Prince of Saudi Arabia, Muhammad bin Nayef bin Abdulaziz Al Saud during an official welcoming ceremony at the Presidential Complex in Ankara, Turkey on 30 September, 2016

Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan (L) shakes hands with the Crown Prince of Saudi Arabia, Muhammad bin Nayef bin Abdulaziz Al Saud during an official welcoming ceremony at the Presidential Complex in Ankara, Turkey on September 30, 2016.

Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan (C) and Crown Prince of Saudi Arabia, Muhammad bin Nayef bin Abdulaziz Al Saud (R-3) pose for a photograph prior to luncheon at the Presidential Complex in Ankara, Turkey on September 30, 2016.

Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan (L) and Crown Prince of Saudi Arabia, Muhammad bin Nayef bin Abdulaziz Al Saud (R) pose for a photograph during the medal of state delivering ceremony at the Presidential Complex in Ankara, Turkey on September 30, 2016.

Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan (L) and Crown Prince of Saudi Arabia, Muhammad bin Nayef bin Abdulaziz Al Saud (R) pose for a photograph during the medal of state delivering ceremony at the Presidential Complex in Ankara, Turkey on September 30, 2016.

Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan received the Saudi Crown Prince, Deputy Prime Minister and Interior Minister Mohamed Ben Nayef Al-Saud in the presidential palace in Ankara on Friday, Al-Sabeel newspaper has reported. Both provided journalists with a photo opportunity before entering the palace for an official meeting.

The Saudi official arrived in Turkey on Thursday for a two-day official visit. During his visit, he also met with Prime Minister Benali Yildirim.

Erdogan met with the crown prince in New York on the margins of the UN General Assembly meetings last week. They discussed the latest developments in the Middle East and mutual cooperation between the two countries, mainly in the field of security.