Telephone conversation with President of Turkey Recep Tayyip Erdogan 2016-12-25 19:15:00 President of Turkey Recep Tayyip Erdogan made a telephone call to Vladimir Putin and expressed condolences over the Russian Tu-154 crash in Sochi. Mr Putin and Mr Erdogan also exchanged opinions on the developments in Syria. President of Kazakhstan Nursultan Nazarbayev, who is on a working visit to Russia, took part in the conversation.