Erdoğan and Trump discuss Iran and Ukraine in phone call, Turkish presidency says

The call

Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan spoke by phone with US President Donald Trump on Saturday, 7 November 2026, according to an announcement from the Turkish presidency. The two leaders reviewed bilateral relations between Turkey and the United States, along with regional and global developments. The announcement did not mention a meeting, a deal or a next date for talks.

Erdoğan said he believed cooperation between Ankara and Washington would keep growing. He added that both sides would work to give the bilateral relationship fresh momentum. Several Greek outlets carried the same account of the call on the same day, and their versions matched on these points.

Iran

On the confrontation between Iran and the United States, Erdoğan stressed that the tension has to end and that the disagreements should be settled through dialogue and diplomacy. The presidency said Turkey would keep making efforts for peace in the region. Erdoğan's office said Ankara would continue its peace efforts and called for tensions with Iran to be resolved through diplomacy.

NewsIT reported that Trump said he hoped for peace in Ukraine. On Iran, the same outlet reported, Trump said the diplomatic route should be followed to halt the tension in the region.

Ukraine

Erdoğan said he hoped the growing diplomatic efforts to end the war between Ukraine and Russia would produce positive results. According to the presidency, he told Trump that Turkey would keep contributing to the work on the issue. He also stressed that contacts with both Kyiv and Moscow should be intensified.

The full statement, reproduced by SKAI, also says Erdoğan thanked Trump for the support the US president provided at the Summit of the Organization of Turkic States. The statement does not give a date for that summit in the articles reviewed.

What remains open

The sources describe only a call and a set of positions. None of the articles reports a concrete agreement on Iran or Ukraine, a timetable for further contacts, or a specific step by either leader. The next visible marker is any follow-up from Ankara or Washington on the points raised, which the articles do not describe.