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1. TURKISH PRESIDENT RECEP TAYYIP ERDOGAN, HIS RUSSIAN COUNTERPART VLADIMIR PUTIN WALKING TOGETHER WITH DELEGATIONS, SHAKING HANDS AND POSING FOR CAMERAS / LEADERS HAVING MEETING

TIANJIN, CHINA - SEPT. 1, 2025: Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan on Monday met with his Russian counterpart Vladimir Putin on the sidelines of the 25th Shanghai Cooperation Organization (SCO) summit.

Erdogan, who is in Tianjin, China, to attend the 25th SCO Heads of State Council Summit, met with Putin in a hotel.

Erdogan was accompanied by Turkish Foreign Minister Hakan Fidan, Energy and Natural Resources Minister Alparslan Bayraktar, Treasury and Finance Minister Mehmet Simsek, National Defense Minister Yasar Guler, Minister of Industry and Technology Mehmet Fatih Kacir, Trade Minister Omer Bolat, National Intelligence Organization chief Ibrahim Kalin, Turkish Communications Directorate chief Burhanettin Duran and Chief Presidential Advisor Cagri Erhan.

The 25th summit of the Shanghai Cooperation Organization (SCO) opened Monday in northern China with President Xi Jinping delivering the opening address.

The SCO evolved from the "Shanghai Five" mechanism comprising China, Russia, Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan and Tajikistan before Uzbekistan joined as the sixth member. Today, it includes 10 member states, two observers and 14 dialogue partners across Asia, Europe and Africa.