President Putin says restoration of bilateral ties to benefit both Turkey and Russia.

We are against all kinds of coup bids, President Putin says in meeting with Turkey's Erdogan.

"Our region has political expectations of Turkey and Russia," Erdogan says.       

We will enter a different phase through the steps we will take Erdogan says in St. Petersburg.

President Putin's call after the coup attempt made Turkey happy, President Erdogan tells Russian counterpart

Erdogan says Turkish-Russian solidarity will help solve issues in region.

Putin to Erdogan on coup: "I hope, under your management, Turkish people will overcome this issue"

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