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Military vehicles and equipment, parts of the S-400 air defense systems, are unloaded from a Russian transport aircraft, at Murted military airport in Ankara, Turkey, July 12, 2019. (Turkish Defence Ministry via AP, Pool)
December 18, 2025, 9:45 pm
Turkey said hoping to return Russian air defense systems to clear way for F-35 sale
Kremlin denies Putin discussed issue with Erdogan during a meeting last week, as Ankara considers how best to bolster its fleet of aging aircraft
By ToI Staff and Reuters
Russian President Vladimir Putin, right, and Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan shake hands as they pose for photos during a meeting on the sidelines of the Shanghai Cooperation Organization summit in Astana, Kazakhstan, on July 3, 2024. (Sergey Guneyev, Sputnik, Kremlin Pool Photo via AP, File)
December 20, 2024, 7:41 pm
With Syrian regime’s collapse, Turkey gains the upper hand in rivalry with Russia
Despite mutual respect, Putin and Erdogan find themselves on opposing sides of conflicts across the globe, with the score now ‘Sultans 1 and Czars 0’ after Assad ousted
By AP
Kurdish forces withdraw past Russian forces in an area near the Turkish border with Syria near the town of Amuda, October 27, 2019. (AP Photo/Baderkhan Ahmad)
June 12, 2023, 2:50 pm
Turkish shelling in north Syria said to kill Russian soldier, wound others
Incident comes a day after violence between US-backed Kurdish fighters and Turkish troops left several Kurds dead
By AP
An election representative holds a ballot with presidential candidates at a polling station in Istanbul, Turkey, May 28, 2023 (AP Photo/Francisco Seco)
May 28, 2023, 9:27 am
Polls open in Turkey as Erdogan seeks third decade of rule in presidential runoff
Incumbent is favorite to win despite freefalling economy, defying critics; opponent Kilicdaroglu turns rightwards in attempt to salvage votes
By Fulya Ozerkan and Burcin Gercek
Turkey's Republican People's Party (CHP) chair and presidential candidate Kemal Kilicdaroglu gestures on stage during a rally in Kocaeli, Turkey, on April 28, 2023. (Yasin AKGUL/AFP)
May 11, 2023, 11:13 pm
Erdogan’s main rival alleges Russia posting ‘deep fakes’ in lead-up to elections
Kemal Kilicdaroglu accuses Moscow of meddling after third-party candidate withdraws from race due to smear campaign; opinion surveys show opposition in slight lead over incumbent
By AFP
Iran's Foreign Minister Hossein Amirabollahian, left, Russia's Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov, second left, Syria's Foreign Minister Faisal Mekdad, second right, and Turkey's Foreign Minister Mevlut Cavusoglu pose for a photo prior to their talks in Moscow, May 10, 2023. (Russian Foreign Ministry Press Service via AP)
May 10, 2023, 4:33 pm
Russia and Iran broker Turkey-Syria rapprochement talks in Moscow
Meeting marks highest-level contact between Ankara and Damascus in more than a decade, shortly after Arab League voted to reinstate Syria and as Erdogan faces upcoming election
By AP
Turkey's President and leader of the Justice and Development (AK) Party, Recep Tayyip Erdogan addresses the Grand National Assembly of Turkey, in Ankara on January 4, 2023. (Adem ALTAN / AFP)
January 5, 2023, 3:13 pm
In phone call, Erdogan asks Putin to declare ‘unilateral’ Ukraine ceasefire
Turkish leader, who has mediated between the warring sides in the past, set to speak with Zelensky later in the day
By AFP
Illustrative: Russian President Vladimir Putin, right, and Turkey's President Recep Tayyip Erdogan shake hands during their meeting on sidelines of the Conference on Interaction and Confidence Building Measures in Asia (CICA) summit, in Astana, Kazakhstan, October 13, 2022. (Vyacheslav Prokofyev, Sputnik, Kremlin Pool Photo via AP)
December 11, 2022, 5:29 pm
In phone call, Erdogan tells Putin to clear Kurdish forces from northern Syria
Turkish president urges his Russian counterpart to implement terms of 2019 agreement that called for a 30-kilometer-deep buffer zone on border
By Agencies
In this handout photo provided by the Turkish Presidency, Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan, left, and Russian President Vladimir Putin shake hands prior to their meeting at the Rus sanatorium in the Black Sea resort of Sochi, Russia, August 5, 2022. (Turkish Presidency via AP)
August 26, 2022, 2:24 pm
Turkey downplays threat of US sanctions over its Russia ties
Responding to a letter sent by the US Treasury, Ankara dismisses warning, says Turkey is one of the world’s ‘most important political and economic power centers’
By AFP
A man takes a picture as the Glory bulk carrier makes its way from the port in Odesa, Ukraine, August 7, 2022. (AP/Nina Lyashonok)
August 7, 2022, 4:21 pm
Four more cargo ships set to depart Ukraine as Russia moves to defend southern front
Agriculture shipments okayed to set sail as part of ongoing UN-brokered deal, while war enters new phase with Ukrainian army trying to retake occupied cities in south
By susie blann
Russian President Vladimir Putin, right, and Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan pose for a photo during their meeting at the Saadabad palace, in Tehran, Iran, July 19, 2022. (Sergei Savostyanov, Sputnik, Kremlin Pool Photo via AP)
August 5, 2022, 4:18 pm
Erdogan meets Putin for high-stakes talks on Ukraine, Syria
Turkish president enjoys diplomatic success of Ukraine grain deal, but faces tension with Russia’s leader over conflicting interests in Syrian civil war
By Dmitry Zaks
Russia's President Vladamir Putin is made to wait by his Turkish counterpart President Recep Tayyip Erdogan before a one-on-one meeting in Tehran, July 19, 2022. (Screengrab/YouTube)
July 20, 2022, 10:59 pm
‘Payback’: Erdogan makes Putin wait awkwardly at summit
Turkish president returns favor for 2020 incident; Russian leader has a habit of making international figures wait around for him to arrive
By ToI Staff and Agencies
Russian President Vladimir Putin, left, Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan, right, and Iran's late President Ebrahim Raisi pose for a photo at the Saadabad palace in Tehran, Iran, July 19, 2022. (Sergei Savostyanov, Sputnik, Kremlin Pool Photo via AP)
July 19, 2022, 11:43 pm
In Tehran, Putin, Raisi and Erdogan vow to continue Syria cooperation
In meeting with Russian leader, Iran’s Khamenei calls for strengthening ‘long-term cooperation’ with Moscow and blames West for outbreak of Ukraine war
By Agencies and ToI Staff
Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, center, and Russian President Vladimir Putin, left, greet each other as Iranian President Ebrahim Raisi stands at right, during their meeting in Tehran, Iran, July 19, 2022. (Office of the Iranian Supreme Leader via AP)
July 19, 2022, 5:24 pm
Isolated by West, Putin arrives in Tehran to deepen Russia-Iran relations
Russian president expected to discuss faltering nuclear talks with Raisi, as well as sit down with visiting Turkish leader Erdogan
By Nasser Karimi and VLADIMIR ISACHENKOV
The Russian-flagged cargo ship 'Zhibek Zholy' anchored on Black Sea coast of Karasu district in Sakarya, Turkey, July 5, 2022. (Ozan Kose/AFP)
July 7, 2022, 7:22 pm
Ship carrying allegedly stolen Ukrainian grain returns to Russian waters from Turkey
Kyiv fuming that Ankara did not impound ship, as Turkey struggles to maintain relations both with Ukraine and Russia
By Fulya Ozerkan
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