Ankara decided to stand up for Riyadh in light of Saudi Arabia's deteriorating relations with the United States.

Turkish Foreign Minister Mevlut Cavusoglu said the U.S. should not put pressure on Saudi Arabia after OPEC+ oil producers announced production cuts despite U.S. objections, Reuters reported.

"We see the country threatening Saudi Arabia, especially lately. This kind of harassment is not right," Cavusoglu said at a news conference in southern Turkey.

President Joe Biden said last week that "there will be consequences for U.S. relations with Saudi Arabia" after OPEC+ announced it was lowering its oil production target.

Saudi Foreign Minister Prince Faisal bin Farhan said the OPEC+ decision was purely economic and was made unanimously by member states.

"We do not think it is right for the U.S. to use this as an element of pressure on Saudi Arabia or any other country in this way," Cavusoglu said.

Oil importer Turkey this year has sought to normalize relations with Saudi Arabia, which were nearly severed after the 2018 killing of Saudi journalist Jamal Khashoggi at the kingdom's consulate general in Istanbul.  Turkey now needs foreign financial support for its weakened economy ahead of next year's elections.

In April, Erdogan held talks with Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman after earlier dropping the Turkish trial for Khashoggi's murder.