Turkey’s President Recep Tayyip Erdogan travelled to the UAE on 14 February, on a two-day visit which further cemented the sense of warming ties between the two regional rivals. The trip – Erdogan’s first since 2013 – followed visits to Ankara by Abu Dhabi Crown Prince Sheikh Mohammed Bin Zayed Al-Nahyan (MBZ) in November and national security adviser Sheikh Tahnoun Bin Zayed Al-Nahyan in August.
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