Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan and his Russian counterpart Vladimir Putin will meet on Monday in Istanbul, making this their third meeting in the last 60 days.
Putin, who will be in Istanbul to attend the 23rd World Energy Congress, will discuss ongoing conflicts in Syria, bilateral trade and mega projects like Turkish Stream Pipeline and Akkuyu Nuclear Power Plant with Erdoğan.
The meeting is expected to draw attention from around the world as both leaders will discuss the Syrian civil war, current humanitarian catastrophe in Aleppo, the anti-terror operation in Syria and Iraq as well as other regional issues.
It is the Russian president's first visit to Turkey since the jet downing incident last November.
A Turkey-Russia Intergovernmental Mixed Economic Commission meeting will be held this week to discuss more economic relations.
Both leaders are also expected to discuss lifting some of the restrictions imposed by Russia on Turkish nationals working in the country. Following the one-year-long rift, relations between Ankara and Moscow have reached a new point and both countries have agreed to take a significant position.
Economic, business, energy, gas, military, diplomatic and political relations will also be discussed during the meeting.
