Erdogan: King Salman was first leader to contact me after coup attempt, assured solidarity.

President Tayyip Erdogan of Turkey has said that Saudi Arabia’s King Salman was the first first leader to contact him after coup attempt in his country and assured him of solidarity with Turkey.

Erdogan also said that terrorism is changing the face of Syria and the region and that ancient Arab capitals are turning into battlefields.

Speaking at the end of his visit to Bahrain, Erdogan said that unfolding events in Iraq and Syria threaten Turkey and that they are forced to take steps to secure themselves.

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