Turkey's Erdogan to hold talks only with Ukraine's Zelenskiy, Turkish source says

Nov 18, 2025

FILE PHOTO: Turkish President Tayyip Erdogan addresses his supporters during a meeting in Istanbul, Turkey, September 13, 2025. REUTERS/Umit Bektas/File Photo — Umit Bektas

ANKARA (Reuters) -Turkey's President Tayyip Erdogan will hold talks with Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskiy in Ankara on Wednesday, a Turkish foreign ministry source said on Tuesday.

Earlier on Tuesday, a Turkish source had said U.S. special envoy Steve Witkoff will visit Turkey on Wednesday and join planned talks there with Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskiy, but the foreign ministry source said the talks would only be with Zelenskiy.

(Reporting by Tuvan Gumrukcu, Writing by Huseyin Hayatsever)

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