President Erdogan thanks Russian counterpart Putin in a phone call for Moscow's support in Turkey's fight against forest fires in south of the country
Issues that will improve Turkey-Russia relations were also discussed by the two leaders, it added.
At the request of the Turkish government, a total of 11 aircraft will be sent to Turkey to put out the forest fires near residential units and tourist areas, said the ministry in a written statement. Turkish Agriculture and Forestry Minister Bekir Pakdemirli earlier on Saturday noted on Twitter that the country contained most of the forest fires, saying the efforts were under way to take the remaining 10 forest fires under control.
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