Erdogan's ties to Russian President Vladimir Putin have weighed on Turkey's relations with its traditional Western allies for years, along with other factors including concern over his increasingly autocratic rule.
"Turkey doesn't want the Turkish-Russian relationship to be badly hurt, but this will inevitably have an impact on relations.
Ankara has been important to Moscow as Erdogan has refused to join Western sanctions against Russia over the Ukraine invasion.
'ROSE-TINTED SPECTACLES'The Kremlin said it intended to develop relations with Turkey "despite all the disagreements".
In 2009, Cyprus blocked six out of the 35 chapters Turkey must conclude as part of its EU accession negotiations.
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