Erdogan spoke with Putin on the phone and expressed his full support

Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan met with Russian President Vladimir Putin over the attempted coup by the Wagner Group. Erdogan said that Türkiye gives full support to Russia.

According to the statement made by the Kremlin, Putin and Erdogan had a telephone conversation. Erdogan received information from Putin about the latest situation. According to the Kremlin statement, Erdogan said that the Turkish President expressed "full support for the steps taken by the Russian government."