Of Turkey, Russia and Elsewhere
Journal: European journal of Turkish studies
Year: 2016

V. Putin was driven in an armored limousine to the president's palace in Ankara, where R.T. Erdoan gave him the grand tour of the huge neo-Ottoman building. Comprising over 1000 rooms, the White Palace has been dubbed "Ak Saray" by both the press and the opposition. Differences of opinion between the two heads of state were vigorous and many (from the occupation of Crimea to the Syrian issue). But potential conflicts were tempered by shared interests (in particular energy cooperation) and the re