What is happening in prince Mohammed bin Salman’s Saudi Arabia? Evaluation Note / Hilmi Demir

What does the last-minute cancellation of the Fenerbahçe-Galatasaray Super Cup Final scheduled to be played in Riyadh mean for Saudi Arabia? What kind of economic, political, social and religious changes is the country going through? How does MbS plan to transform the country? Prof. Dr. Hilmi Demir wrote.

After the Galatasaray-Fenerbahçe match scheduled to be played in Riyadh shortly before kick-off was canceled due to the Ataturk shirt crisis, all eyes turned back to Saudi Arabia.

How should we analyze this crisis in Saudi Arabia, which has recently been in the spotlight for some unusual steps for the kingdom, such as hosting Halloween celebrations and music festivals? Was Saudi Arabia opposed to the Ataturk picture because of its old religious rigidity?

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This evaluation note was published in Fikir Turu on 04.01.2024