The two leaders are also willing to expand Ukraine grain corridor deal to include Russia's foodstuffs and fertilizers.

İbrahim Kalın also talked about the recent tensions with Greece and rapproachment with Syria.

The meeting will take place at the Commonwealth of Independent States, Russia's top diplomat has said.

Iraq's Shiite Coordination Framework demands an explanation after Hakan Fidan's recent visit to the Turkmen leaders in the Kurdistan Region.

The president had a series of meetings with other government leaders at the European Political Community summit in Prague.

The president took his time yesterday to address Greece's prime minister, who marked Türkiye's "increasingly aggressive rhetoric."

Tensions between Ankara and Athens have been increasing over the past months, with elections nearing in both countries.

Kubicki had called Erdoğan a "sewer rat" (abwasserratte) in the in a speech he delivered last week as part of a state election campaign.

Ankara has asked Sweden and Finland to resume arms exports, along with other demands, in order to approve their membership bids.

The National Security Council urged "all actors encouraging Greece to arm islands that have non-military status...to exercise common sense.

The president suggested that a deal on Ukraine's Zaporizhzhia nuclear plant could be reached through Türkiye's mediation, and said referendums in regions controlled by Russia would hamper diplomatic efforts.

Ankara on Monday formally protested Greece and the US because of what it says violations of the non-military status of the Aegean islands.

Wolfgang Kubicki's office said he had used the word "sewer rat" in reference to Erdoğan's refugee policy.

Footage obtained from Türkiye's army drones showed deployment of US-made armored vehicles on the islands of Lesbos and Samos.

Since the first vessel sailed under the deal on August 1, more than 200 ships have carried over 4 million tons of agricultural products through the grain corridor.

"I would like to thank the Turkish government for helping facilitate the exchange of prisoners between Ukraine and Russia, building on their leadership on the grain deal," US's Jake Sullivan said after Erdoğan's announcement.

The president reflected on the Ukraine war, the F-16 issue and the Shanghai Cooperation Organization in an interview with PBS.

Türkiye is taking part in a SCO summit at the presidential level for the first time since it obtained "SCO dialogue partner" status in 2012.

The MP has criticized "war-mongers" after yesterday's clashes that left 99 soldiers dead, and called for a lasting ceasefire.

Since the first vessel sailed under the İstanbul grain corridor deal on August 1, more than 65 ships have carried over 1 million tons of agricultural products from Ukraine.