Erdogan Plans to Hold Phone Talks with Biden, Putin

Turkiye's President Recep Tayyip Erdogan plans to speak with US President Joe Biden over the phone on Monday evening, and a call with Russian President Vladimir Putin is also forthcoming, Erdogan’s spokesman Ibrahim Kalin said on Monday.

"A conversation with Biden is scheduled for Monday evening. There are also plans to hold telephone talks with Putin, but the date has not yet been agreed. There will be communication with many other leaders," Kalin said in an interview with the A Haber television channel.

According to Kalin, during the day, Erdogan plans to speak with "the leaders of Germany, France, Israel, Greece, Spain, the NATO secretary general, as well as the Dutch and Ukrainian leaders." "These talks are scheduled for today," he noted.

He did not say when Erdogan would be inaugurated after winning a run-off in Sunday's presidential election.

The presidential election run-off took place in Turkiye on May 28. According to preliminary data from the Supreme Electoral Council, after 99.43% of the votes were counted, incumbent President Recep Tayyip Erdogan received 52.14% of the votes cast, while his rival, opposition candidate Kemal, received 52.14% of the votes cast, while his rival, opposition candidate Kemal Kilicdaroglu, carried 47.86% of the vote.