Final preparations in gear for King Salman's visit to Turkey

Saudi Arabia's King Salman bin Abdulaziz Al Saud will be paying an official visit to the Turkish capital Ankara upon an invitation from President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan on April 11-13.

The preparations for the Saudi king's visit are near completion.

The hotel which will host the king was closed completely and more than 500 Mercedes-Benz vehicles were rented.

Some of the vehicles were brought from Istanbul and Antalya as the required number of vehicles were not available in Ankara.

The vehicles did not go in the hotel's parking areas and long queues of cars were formed in front of the hotel.

It is also said that Saudi authorities brought all their needs, including food and clothing from Saudi Arabia.

King Salman is expected to participate in the 13th Organization of Islamic Cooperation (OIC) Summit in Istanbul after his Ankara visit.

Salman's visit to Turkey will come shortly after his arrival from his first official visit to Egypt on April 7.