Politics · Turkey · 21 hrs ago
Erdoğan and Trump discuss ties and regional conflicts in phone call
Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan spoke by phone with US President Donald Trump about bilateral ties and regional and global developments.
Erdoğan said he expected cooperation between Turkey and the United States to grow and that both sides would work to strengthen relations.
He called for diplomacy to resolve tensions between the United States and Iran, and said Turkey would keep working for peace.
Erdoğan also said he hoped diplomatic efforts to end the war between Ukraine and Russia would succeed.
He said Turkey would continue contributing to those efforts and that contact with both Ukraine and Russia should increase.
The two leaders also discussed support for a summit of the Organization of Turkic States, which Erdoğan thanked Trump for, and said they would work to advance their countries’ ties.
Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan and US President Donald Trump discussed bilateral ties and regional and global developments in a phone call.
Erdoğan said he expected cooperation between Türkiye and the United States to continue growing.
He called for an end to tensions between Iran and the United States and for disputes to be resolved through diplomacy.
Erdoğan also voiced hope that diplomatic efforts to end the Russia-Ukraine war would succeed.
He said Türkiye would continue efforts for peace and seek to contribute to diplomatic work.
- Who
- Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan and US President Donald Trump.
- What
- They held a phone call and discussed bilateral ties and regional and global developments.
- When
- 7 November 2026, according to the articles’ publication date.
- Where
- Not stated.
- Why
- Not stated. The articles say they discussed Türkiye-US ties and regional and global developments.
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- Participants
- Recep Tayyip Erdoğan and Donald Trump
- Date
- 7 November 2026
- Format
- Phone call
- Bilateral ties
- Türkiye-US relations
- Regional conflict
- Iran-US tensions and the Russia-Ukraine war
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What people are saying
Türkiye as a country will continue to strive for peace