Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan held a phone conversation with his Russian counterpart, Vladimir Putin, on Friday, ...

Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan had a telephone conversation with russian dictator vladimir putin, in which he ...

The Turkish Presidency stated that during the call, Erdogan and Putin discussed the escalating tensions in Syria's Suwayda ...

Turkey's President told his Russian counterpart that Israel must not violate Syria’s sovereignty during a phone conversation ...

Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan told his Russian counterpart Vladimir Putin that armed clashes in the Druze heartland ...

President Tayyip Erdogan spoke by telephone with his Russian counterpart Vladimir Putin on Saturday and urged him to act with common sense, the Turkish presidency said, after Russian mercenary ...

One day after Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy said his government had extended an invitation to revisit peace ...

Turkish President Tayyip Erdogan said his U.S. counterpart Donald Trump told him he would attend potential peace talks ...

By contrast, Erdogan has doubled down on his relationship with Putin – and he thinks the West should follow suit. “The West is not leading a very balanced approach,” he told CNN.

At the same time, Erdogan portrays himself as valuable to the West. He claims he could be key in negotiating peace, and he helped bring Putin on line in last year’s Black Sea Grain Initiative, a ...

SOCHI, RUSSIA - SEPTEMBER 4 (RUSSIA OUT) Russian President Vladimir Putin (R) talks to Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan (L) during their meeting on September 4, 2023 in Sochi, Russia.

But the deal also highlights Erdogan’s unique way of dealing with Putin — he avoids the moral “trappings” of Western leaders, but with results that affect millions.