Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan is traveling to Saudi Arabia. The trip marks the culmination of a months-long effort to repair ties with Riyadh. Ankara earlier dropped a legal case over the killing of Saudi journalist Jamal Khashoggi in Istanbul's Saudi consulate.

The incident seriously strained relations between the two states, with Erdogan even blaming the Saudi government. The president's office says he will discuss Ankara's relationship with the kingdom during the two-day trip. Analysts say Saudi funding could help boost Turkey's ailing economy.