
As a result, the diplomatic history between the two powers was extremely bitter and acrimonious up to World War I. Russia attempted to extend its influence in the Balkans and gain control of the Bosphorus at the expense of the weakening Ottoman Empire. From the late 16th until the early 20th centuries, relations between the Ottoman and Russian empires were normally adverse and hostile and the two powers were engaged in numerous Russo-Turkish wars, including one of the longest wars in modern history. Relations between the two are rather cyclical. Russia–Turkey relations ( Russian: Российско–турецкие отношения Turkish: Rusya–Türkiye ilişkileri) are the bilateral relations between Russia and Turkey and their antecedent states.

Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan with Russian President Vladimir Putin meeting in 2020.


Bilateral relations Russia– Turkey relations
