The date of establishment of official diplomatic relations between Turkey and Russia is considered to be 1701. However, relations at the state level have been carried out since at least 1492, and modern relations began in 1992 after the signing of the Treaty on the Basics of Relations.
Relationship history
Since the beginning of official relations, tension has arisen between the two countries, which subsequently resulted in repeated direct armed clashes and full-scale wars. However, after the October Revolution, relations between the young Soviet Republic and Turkey improved for a short period of time, as Moscow provided significant support to Ataturk and even transferred vast territories to the Caucasus.
But the friendship of the two countries was not long. Fearing the spread of communism, Turkish authorities banned the Communist Party in the country. Even the large loans that the Soviet government provided Turkey for the construction of textile factories did not save.
The Turkish embassy in Moscow has always been a place of lively negotiations, since the Turkish Republic is one of the key states in the Mediterranean region and a fierce struggle has been waged between the capitalist and socialist camps for influence.
Turkish Embassy in Moscow
After 1991, relations between Turkey and Russia began to improve steadily. Perhaps this was due to the lack of a common border between the two states and a decrease, in connection with this, the number of reasons for conflict.
The Embassy of the Republic of Turkey in Moscow aims to deepen bilateral cooperation, build confidence and develop economic, cultural and political cooperation between the two countries. For each of these areas in the structure of the embassy there is a special department.
Today, the Turkish ambassador to Russia is Mr. Lazip Dirioz. According to him, between the two countries all the reasons for mistrust were eliminated, and the positions on the main world and regional issues are extremely similar. At the same time, on issues where there are differences of positions, an honest and direct dialogue has been established.
Despite the fact that since 2000, relations have been steadily developing, in 2015 there was a crisis caused by the fact that a Turkish pilot shot down a Russian plane over Syrian territory. After a year and a half of tense relations and an almost complete lack of dialogue, the two countries managed to re-establish relations and begin cooperation on a number of important issues, including international ones.
Structure of the Turkish Embassy
In Moscow, as in any other capital, there are all the main services of the Turkish diplomatic mission - the residence of the ambassador, the attaché for culture and military cooperation. In addition, in the capital of Russia there are offices of an adviser on education, on the press, on religion, on labor and social protection.
The embassy itself is located in the Khamovniki district, in the Central District of Moscow. The building occupied by the embassy was built in 1913 as a tenement house according to the project of architect Shishkovsky. Today, the actual address of the embassy is Moscow, 7th Rostovsky Lane, 12. The ambassador’s residence is located on Nikitskaya Street and occupies a historic building that belonged to the grandfather of the writer Leo Tolstoy.
Additional departments and consulates
In addition to information on bilateral cooperation and consular services that are provided in Moscow, the website of the Turkish Embassy in Moscow contains information on the consulates of the Republic of Turkey in other cities of Russia.
In addition to Moscow, consular services can also be obtained in St. Petersburg, Kazan and Novorossiysk.