Türkiye had a busy agenda last week. The meeting between President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan and his Russian counterpart Vladimir Putin topped the agenda. Foreign Minister Hakan Fidan’s meetings in Russia and Iran were widely discussed. The development that stirred Türkiye was the national women’s volleyball Team winning the European Championship. Constructive Meeting between Erdoğan and Putin President Erdoğan and Russian ...

The public agenda in Türkiye has been busy last week. The decision from Turkish banks to withdraw from the Russian MIR payment system, dropped on the agenda like a bombshell. The phone conversation between the Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan and his Russian counterpart Vladimir Putin, has also found coverage in the public agenda. The recognition of 24th April as ...

On August 5, Turkish and Russian Presidents Recep Tayyip Erdoğan and Vladimir Putin held talks in Sochi. The talks focused on trade and economic cooperation between the two countries, the “grain deal” to unblock grain exports from Ukraine’s Black Sea ports, energy cooperation, and the situation in Syria and Libya. The Turkish president, welcoming his Russian colleague, “underlined the importance ...

Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan and Russian President Vladimir Putin met in Sochi, Russia, on September 29. The meeting of the leaders lasted almost three hours and was productive. This is the first face-to-face meeting between the leaders of Russia and Turkey in a long time, due to coronavirus restrictions. The extreme importance of these talks for both leaders is ...