Turkey’s veteran President, Recep Tayyip Erdogan, and Saudi Arabia’s still youthful Crown Prince, Mohammed bin Sultan (MbS) make an odd couple. Optimistic observers see this week’s meeting between the two in Jeddah as part of the Turkish president’s apparent tilt towards moderation since his re-election. Yes, he has appointed more orthodox economic advisers, backed Ukraine’s candidacy for Nato and even agreed to let Sweden into the alliance – but on conditions yet to be met.
In reality, those…







