In Sign of Escalating Tensions, Leading Saudi Media Websites Blocked by Ankara
The move came after Saudi Arabia cut off access to leading Turkish media websites a week earlier. The two countries have been at odds since the killing of a Saudi journalist at the Saudi consulate in Istanbul
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| 21/04/2020
Saudi King Salman bin Abdulaziz and Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan. Photo: Reuters
In the latest sign of strained ties between Ankara and Riyadh, Turkey blocked Saudi Arabian news websites on April 20 following the blocking of leading Turkish media websites by Saudi authorities the previous week.
Turkish internet users who tried to log onto sites such as that of Saudi's SPA news agency found a message saying the site was blocked under Turkey's internet-related laws. News websites from the UAE, an ally of Saudi Arabia, we also said to be blocked, according to Reuters.
Saudi Arabia had earlier cut off access to leading Turkish media websites such as those of the Anadolu news agency and TRT, which are both state-owned.
Relations between Riyadh and Ankara have chilled following the October 2018 killing of Saudi journalist Jamal Khashoggi inside his country's consulate in Istanbul. In late March the Istanbul prosecutor's office indicted 20 Saudi nationals alleged to have been involved including an ex-deputy intelligence chief and a close aide of Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman. Turkey has accused Saudi officials of obstructing its investigation of the killing. The crown prince has denied any involvement.
The move came after Saudi Arabia cut off access to leading Turkish media websites a week earlier. The two countries have been at odds since the killing of a Saudi journalist at the Saudi consulate in Istanbul
Saudi King Salman bin Abdulaziz and Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan. Photo: Reuters
In the latest sign of strained ties between Ankara and Riyadh, Turkey blocked Saudi Arabian news websites on April 20 following the blocking of leading Turkish media websites by Saudi authorities the previous week.
Turkish internet users who tried to log onto sites such as that of Saudi's SPA news agency found a message saying the site was blocked under Turkey's internet-related laws. News websites from the UAE, an ally of Saudi Arabia, we also said to be blocked, according to Reuters.
Saudi Arabia had earlier cut off access to leading Turkish media websites such as those of the Anadolu news agency and TRT, which are both state-owned.
Relations between Riyadh and Ankara have chilled following the October 2018 killing of Saudi journalist Jamal Khashoggi inside his country's consulate in Istanbul. In late March the Istanbul prosecutor's office indicted 20 Saudi nationals alleged to have been involved including an ex-deputy intelligence chief and a close aide of Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman. Turkey has accused Saudi officials of obstructing its investigation of the killing. The crown prince has denied any involvement.
