OREANDA-NEWS  Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan and Russian President Vladimir Putin are in constant contact, a trusting dialogue has been established between the leaders, and Ankara expects a visit from the Russian leader in the near future, a Turkish diplomatic source told RIA Novosti.

Earlier, Russian presidential spokesman Dmitry Peskov said that Vladimir Putin has a valid invitation to visit Turkey and, if possible, such a visit will be organized.

"A very trusting dialogue has been established between the two leaders, which has repeatedly shown its effectiveness in solving both bilateral and regional tasks. President Recep Tayyip Erdogan has invited Mr. (Vladimir) Putin to pay a visit to Turkey, and we expect it to take place in the very near future," the source said.