According to Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov, Turkish president, Recep Tayyip Erdoğan, has apologised over the downing of a Russian jet last year. “President Putin has received a letter from Turkish President Erdogan where the Turkish leader expresses interest in resolving the situation around the downing of a Russian bomber jet,” Peskov said. Last November, Turkish jets shot down a Russian bomber that Ankara said had crossed over from Syria, although Russia denied its plane had entered Turkish airspace. One of the crew member was killed by ground fire after parachuting out, and a Russian marine was killed in the rescue mission.

The countries’ relations deteriorated drastically after this incident. Russian state television ran negative reports about ancient invasions by Turkish people, while protesters attacked the Turkish embassy in Moscow. Russia also suspended flights to Turkey and even banned Turkish food imports. What made the situation even worse is that the countries are on opposing sides in the Syrian coflict.

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“With the letter I sent to Mr Putin I both expressed my sadness about the incident and reminded him of cooperation opportunities and what we can accomplish in the Middle East. I believe we will normalise our relations with Russia rapidly by ending the existing situation, which is not in the interest of both sides" said Turkish president, Recep Tayyip Erdoğan. 
“We are pleased to announce that Turkey and Russia have agreed to take necessary steps without delay to improve bilateral relations.” said presidential spokesman, Ibrahim Kalin.
Erdogan expressed his regret over the incident and promised to do his best to resume friendly relations between Turkey and Russia and to join forces to fight terrorism and respond to regional crises.