Saudi Arabia's mighty crown heir Prince Mohammed bin Salman has included Turkey in the "triangle of evil" along with radical Islamist groups and Iran, the electronic edition of the Greek newspaper Protothema reports. That is what the Egyptian Al-Shourok reported on Wednesday

Salman accused Turkey of trying to rebuild the Islamic Khalifa, destroyed about a century ago with the collapse of the Ottoman Empire.

According to the publication, Prince Mohammed's words testify to Riyadh's deep suspicions over President Recep Tayyip Erdogan, whose "Justice and Development Party" is rooted in the Muslim Brotherhood Islamist movement, making it a true ally of Qatar in the dispute with Saudi Arabia and the other Gulf countries.

Another thing that provokes Saudi mistrust to Ankara is its co-operation with their blood enemy - Tehran in Syria.

Al Shourok has quoted a statement by Prince Mohammed that "the modern triangle of evil includes Iran, Turkey, and extremist religious groups."

The Prince's statement was made in an interview with the Egyptian edition of his visit to Cairo this week, which was his first trip abroad since he was named heir  to the Saudi Throne last year.

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