Turkish assembly to renew friendship with Russian Duma

The Turkish parliament is to renew parliamentary ties with the Russian Duma following the resumption of good relations between Ankara and Moscow, a parliamentary official said Friday.

Turkey, Russia form direct military hotline to prevent a repetition of "incidents"

Turkey and Russia have established a direct military line between the countries’ chief of General Staffs, as part of measures to prevent a repetition of incidents over Syria such as Turkey’s downing of a Russian jet on Nov. 24, 2015. 

Russia lifts charter flights ban on Turkey

The Russian government signed on Sunday a decree lifting the restrictions on charter flights to Turkey after an eight-month ban introduced due to tensions between the two countries arising from the downing of a Russian warplane by Ankara in Nov. 2015.

Russian, Turkish military officials take part in Putin-Erdogan talks

The Presidents of Russia and Turkey Vladimir Putin and Recep Tayyip Erdogan have finished their meeting in the narrow format. The Russian-Turkish negotiations currently continue with participation of delegations. The talks are held behind closed doors.

Russian Su-24 downed upon order from ex-PM Davutoglu - Hurriyet

Former Turkish Prime Minister Ahmet Davutoglu has stressed that it was he who gave the order for the shooting of a Russian plane in November last year, adding that the order was not for a specific plane but a general instruction for the defense of Turkish skies, Hurriyet Daily News reports.

It was pilot’s personal decision to down Russian warplane — Turkish deputy PM

The decision to gun down the Russian warplane returning from an anti-terrorist mission in Syria in November 2015 was taken by the Turkish pilot personally, Turkey’s Deputy Prime Minister Mehmet Simsek told journalists on Tuesday.

Russia not in hurry to open market for Turkey

Russia is not in a hurry to open its market for Turkey as it needs to support local agricultural producers in the first place, Agriculture Minister Alexander Tkachev said Wednesday.

Moscow to lift all restrictions on Turkey: Mevlüt Çavuşoğlu

Moscow will lift all restrictions on Turkey imposed in the aftermath of downing of a Russian jet when it violated Turkish airspace last November, Turkish Foreign Minister Mevlut Cavusoglu has said.

Dmitry Medvedev : Russia has taken no decision to resume import of Turkish vegetables yet

No decisions to resume supplies of Turkish vegetables to Russia have been taken yet and the issue will be discussed with partners from Turkey, Prime Minister Dmitry Medvedev said on Tuesday.

Russia is Turkey’s ‘eternal friend’: Turkish PM

Russia is Turkey’s “eternal neighbor,” Prime Minister Binali Yıldırım said on July 3, as the nations put a seven month diplomatic and economic freeze behind them.

Russian diplomat recommends to take Turkey’s actions with caution

Russia’s Permanent Representative to the European Union Vladimir Chizhov said on Sunday Turkey’s actions after its President Recep Tayyip Erdogan’s apologies for the downed Russian warplane should be taken cautiously.

Kremlin forecasts ‘month of intense contacts’ with Turkey

The Kremlin predicts a month of intense contacts with Turkey after the latest decision on resuming economic relations of Moscow and Ankara, Russian presidential spokesman Dmitry Peskov told reporters on Friday.

Turkish FM meets with Russian counterpart in Sochi. Turkey, Russia should build a common future

Turkish Foreign Minister Mevlüt Çavuşoğlu met his Russian counterpart Sergei Lavrov in the Russian resort Sochi on July 1, the first face-to-face meeting between the two since bilateral relations nosedived after Turkey downed a Russian jet last November.

Russia to start normalizing ties with Turkey — Putin

Russian President Vladimir Putin said in a phone conversation with Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan on Wednesday he had given instructions to the government to start talks with Turkey on the resumption of trade and economic cooperation.

Erdogan in 'positive' phone call with Putin

Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan on Wednesday had a "positive" phone call with his Russian counterpart Vladimir Putin, according to a Turkish presidential source.

Putin holding phone conversation with Erdogan — Kremlin

Russian President Vladimir Putin is holding a phone conversation with his Turkish counterpart Recep Tayyip Erdogan at the moment, Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov told reporters on Wednesday.

Turkey retracts compensation offer for downed Russia jet

Turkish Prime Minister Binali Yildirim went back on an earlier offer of compensation to Russia for shooting down one of Moscow's military jets in November on Tuesday, media reported.

Putin, Erdogan to hold phone conversation. "The word ‘apology’ matches the Turkish original 100%" — Kremlin

The presidents of Russia and Turkey, Vladimir Putin and Recep Tayyip Erdogan, will hold a phone conversation on Wednesday at Russia’s initiative, Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov said.

La Turquie prête à verser des compensations pour l'avion russe abattu

La Turquie est prête "si nécessaire" à verser des compensations à la Russie pour l'avion russe abattu par la chasse turque en novembre 2015 lors d'une mission en Syrie, a affirmé lundi soir le Premier ministre turc, Binali Yildirim.

Erdogan apologizes to Putin over death of Russian pilot, Turkish court releases pilot’s murderer

Russian President Vladimir Putin received on Monday a letter from Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan in which the latter apologized for the death of Oleg Peshkov, the pilot of the Russian SU-42 which was shot down last year by the Turkish Air Force while the aircraft was in Syrian airspace.