President Erdoğan held a phone conversation with Vladimir Putin.

In a recent phone call between President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan and Russian President Vladimir Putin, cooperation between Turkey and Russia, along with regional issues, was discussed. The importance of ongoing strategic projects and collaboration between the two countries was emphasized in the statement shared via the Presidential X account. President Erdoğan highlighted that the partnership plays a crucial role in resolving regional matters and expressed Turkey's readiness to support peace negotiations in the ongoing Russia-Ukraine conflict.

Erdoğan also focused on cooperation regarding Syria, stressing the necessity of maintaining the country’s territorial integrity for peace and stability. He reiterated Turkey's support for integrating the Syrian Democratic Forces (SDF) into the central government. Both leaders acknowledged the significance of combating terrorism for Syria's stability and expressed their intention to continue discussions on enhancing bilateral ties, including energy sector projects and the revival of the Black Sea Initiative.