Bahrain King Hamad bin Isa Al Khalifa held talks with Turkish Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdogan in Istanbul which focused on bilateral relations existing between the two countries and means of further bolstering cooperation and joint coordination related to various issues of mutual interests. During the talks, the two sides affirmed the development and progress of bilateral cooperation between Bahrain and Turkey in various fields that includes political, economic and commercial that achieves the joint interests of the two countries. They also expressed their satisfaction with the existing relations and the level they had reached.