Turkey–Ukraine relations
Day 500 of the Invasion of Ukraine: Erdogan Supported Kyiv for NATO
Erdoğan hosts Zelensky, says Ukraine deserves membership in NATO
Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan expressed support early on July 8 for Ukraine joining NATO, saying the war-torn country deserves to join the alliance.
Zelensky to meet Erdoğan in Istanbul
President of Ukraine, Volodymyr Zelensky will pay a visit to Türkiye upon the invitation of President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan to discuss the ongoing Russian occupation of Ukraine and its implications, a week before the key NATO summit. It will be Zelensky's first visit to Türkiye since the war began on Feb. 24, 2022.
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Restart seen in talks between Greece, Turkey
Prompted by the recent period of calm in the Aegean and Eastern Mediterranean, Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan and Greek Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis, both freshly re-elected, are aiming to announce the resumption of bilateral contacts after meeting at the NATO summit in Vilnius on July 11-12.
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Russian top diplomat due in Ankara for bilateral, regional talks
Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov will hold talks with Turkish Foreign Minister Mevlüt Çavuşoğlu on April 7 in the Turkish capital Ankara, in which bilateral political, trade and energy issues will dominate the agenda along with regional developments regarding the war in Ukraine and civil war in Syria.
Çavuşoğlu, Kuleba discuss missile attacks on Ukraine
Foreign Minister Mevlüt Çavuşoğlu spoke over the phone with his Ukrainian counterpart, Dmytro Kuleba, on Oct. 10 and discussed the latest wave of Russian missile attacks on the capital Kiev and other major Ukrainian cities.
Erdoğan, Putin agree to 'boost economic, energy cooperation'
President Vladimir Putin and Turkish leader Recep Tayyip Erdoğan on Aug. 5 adopted a statement pledging to boost political and economic cooperation including in energy and trade.
The talks between Putin and Erdoğan came as Russia's isolation grows following its intervention in Ukraine.
Erdogan: We are Close to a Deal for the Transport of Grain through the Black Sea
"Moscow and Kyiv are just days away from finalizing an agreement that will allow millions of tons of Ukrainian grain to pass through the Black Sea", Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan said.
Turkish-Russian military officials discuss food corridor in Black Sea
Turkish and Ukrainian military officials had a meeting in Ankara on July 4 to discuss the shipment of grain exports from Ukraine, the daily Hürriyet reported.
The officials exchanged views on bilateral and regional defense and security issues at the meeting held at the Defense Ministry.
Türkiye to host Ukraine grain talks next week: Report
Türkiye next week will host Russian, Ukrainian and U.N. officials for talks aimed at resuming stalled grain exports across the Black Sea, media reported on June 21.
The meeting in Istanbul would be preceded by a visit to Moscow by a Turkish defense delegation this week, CNN Turk cited Turkish presidential sources as saying.