25 million Russian Muslims desire to offer prayers alongside Erdoğan

Turkish President Erdoğan's book titled 'A Fairer World is Possible,' which was published in Russian, was presented by Türkiye's ambassador to Moscow, Mehmet Samsar, to Ravil Gaynutdin, the Head of the Religious Administration of Muslims of the Russian Federation and the Council of Muftis of Russia. Ambassador Samsar visited the Religious Administration of Muslims of the Russian Federation and had a meeting with Gaynutdin. Ömer Faruk Savuran, Religious Services Counselor of the Turkish Embassy in Moscow, also attended the meeting. Samsar handed over President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan's book to Gaynutdin. Samsar emphasized that Russians closely followed the presidential election in Türkiye and stated, 'The close friendship between President Erdoğan and Russian President Vladimir Putin has had a highly positive impact on all aspects of our relations. We will continue to work together to further enhance our relations.' Samsar recalled that Erdoğan consistently expressed the idea of making certain changes at the United Nations (UN) to establish a more just, enduring, and sustainable peace. Furthermore, Samsar expressed gratitude to the Muslims of Russia for their assistance campaigns following the earthquakes in the southern region of Türkiye on February 6th. 'Not only Muslims, but all residents of Russia closely followed the elections in Türkiye. In our prayers, we wished for Recep Tayyip Erdoğan, a friend of Russian Muslims, a friend of Russia, and a friend of Russian President Vladimir Putin, to be elected as the president. Thanks to God, our prayers were heard and accepted,' said Gaynutdin in a statement. Reminding that Erdoğan and Putin jointly inaugurated the Moscow Central Mosque in 2015, Gaynutdin added, 'It has been 8 years since then. Mr. Erdoğan visits Russia frequently. We would be delighted and sincerely grateful if Erdoğan could come to the Moscow Mosque during his visit to Russia and pray with the Muslims of Russia. On behalf of the 25 million Muslims in Russia, we invite him and express our desire to see him.'