Turkish Foreign Affairs Minister Hakan Fidan said on Sunday that Russian President Vladimir Putin will pay a visit, but did not specify when.
“This visit will allow us to discuss a wide range of issues,” the minister said state television station TRT Haber.
Local media have reported that February 12 is a possible date, but President Recep Tayyip Erdogan’s office has not confirmed this.
Turkey, the first NATO member Putin has visited since the start of his invasion of Ukraine in February 2022, finally approved Sweden’s entrance into the Atlantic alliance last month.
Erdogan has successfully maintained trade and political links with both Ukraine and Russia, allowing Russia to dodge Western sanctions while supplying weaponry to Ukraine.
Putin and Erdogan’s last encounter was in September 2023 in Sochi, but they routinely communicate via phone.
Fidan stated that the agenda will include energy, the Gaza war, Black Sea trade routes, and Syria.
The two countries are on opposing sides in Syria, including tensions regarding the presence of PKK Kurdish militants in northeast Syria.
Ankara and Moscow negotiated an agreement in 2019 to halt a Turkish offensive in exchange for the establishment of a 30-kilometer buffer zone between Turkish and PKK forces. Turkey accused Russia of violating the deal.