President Tayyip Erdogan told Ukraine's Volodymyr Zelenskiy in Ankara on Thursday that Turkey was ready to host him and Russia's Vladimir Putin for peace talks "when they are ready", his office said.

Even as Indians and businesses expressed outrage over Turkey's military support to Pakistan during its armed confrontation with India, Turkish President Erdogan doubled down on backing Islamabad. He assured Pakistani PM Sharif that Turkey would stand by Pakistan in good times and bad.

A 5.2-magnitude earthquake struck central Türkiye during high-stakes peace talks between Presidents Zelensky and Erdogan. The quake was strongly felt in Ankara, Konya, and nearby cities, prompting swift emergency response.

President Volodymyr Zelensky's meeting with his Turkish counterpart, Recep Tayyip Erdogan, began in Ankara on May 15, Turkey's state news agency Anadolu reported. The meeting is taking place ahead of potential peace talks between Ukrainian and Russian delegates in Istanbul.

ISTANBUL (Reuters) - Turkish President Tayyip Erdogan met online with U.S. President Donald Trump, Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman and Syrian President Ahmed al-Sharaa, state-owned Anadolu news agency reported on Wednesday.

Trump’s Middle East trip comes amid a heady few days for Turkey, with news the PKK would disarm and as it is set to host delegations from Russia and Ukraine.

Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan reaffirmed his country’s steadfast support for Pakistan, calling PM Shehbaz Sharif his “dear brother”, amid public outrage in India over Turkey’s open support to Pakistan after India’s Operation Sindoor following the Pak-backed Pahalgam terror attack.

Turkey is mounting an intensive diplomatic push on multiple fronts, buoyed by Trump’s warm ties with Turkish President Erdogan.

Turkey is deploying all-out diplomatic efforts to secure a Russia-Ukraine deal, to ease Syria's relations with the West and facilitate Iranian nuclear talks, its diplomatic standing burnished by Donald Trump's approval.

At a press conference, Zelenskyy said he had decided to send a Ukrainian delegation to hold talks with Russian officials in Istanbul. The president noted that Defense Minister Rustem Umerov would lead the delegation,