Organization of Islamic Cooperation

Sectarianism divides the Muslim community, said Turkish Foreign Minister Mevlüt Çavu?o?lu, adding that the Islamic community could not "stay silent."

Saudi King Salman bin Abdulaziz was welcomed by Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdo?an at Ankara's Esenbo?a airport as he is paying a visit to Turkey for the 13th Organization of Islamic Cooperation (OIC) summit, which will last until April 15. 

The Saudi King, whose visit triggered a week of intense preparations in Ankara, used an escalator to debark his plane.

A week of intense preparations in Ankara for Saudi King Salman has been completed, with extraordinary security measures marking the king's two-day visit upon the invitation of Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdo?an.

Turkey and Saudi Arabia will seek to further deepen bilateral relations on the occasion of Saudi King Salman's two-day visit to Ankara, which will observe the meeting of a high-level strategic cooperation council with the participation of a number of ministers from both sides. 

Saudi Arabia's King Salman will pay an official visit to the Turkish capital next week ahead of his participation in the 13th Organization of Islamic Cooperation (OIC) Summit in Istanbul, the Turkish presidential office has announced.

Turkish Prime Minister Ahmet Davuto?lu is scheduled to pay a three-day official visit to Saudi Arabia later this week, the prime ministry office announced on Jan. 25, amid ambiguity surrounding the fate of talks aimed at ending Syrian's five-year war.

Over 45 Muslim countries have condemned Iran for a recent attack on the Saudi Embassy and for supporting terrorism at a meeting organized by the Organization of Islamic Cooperation (OIC). 

The Organization of Islamic Cooperation (OIC) has appointed four women to top positions in the 47-year-old organization with the aim of bolstering the pan-Islamic group's social role.

Iran's foreign minister has complained to the United Nations about Saudi Arabia's "provocations" towards Tehran, as a diplomatic crisis between the region's two major powers entered its second week. 

Turkey will invite Egypt to the 13th Summit of Organization of Islamic Cooperation (OIC) in Istanbul on April 10-15, Foreign Ministry Spokesperson Tanju Bilgiç said Jan. 8, in spite of the poor ties between Ankara and Cairo.