Baku, Azerbaijan, June 27
Trend:
Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan's letter to his Russian counterpart Vladimir Putin is a major step for normalization of relations, said foreign policy expert, a columnist for the Turkish newspaper Yeni Shafak, Yusif Kaplan.
In the last months, both sides observed warming of relations, as Ankara and Moscow realize that they need each other, he told Trend June 27.
Expert also noted that since the first day it was a mistake to break relations with Russia.
Relations between Russia and Turkey deteriorated after Turkish Air Force shot down a Russian Su-24 bomber on Nov. 24, 2015. Turkey said the bomber entered its airspace, while Russia denied its warplane flying into the Turkish skies.