Turkey will not recognize Sept. 18 State Duma elections in Crimea as legitimate, the RIA Novosti news outlet reported on Sept. 23.
“Turkey continues to support the territorial integrity of Ukraine, including Crimea,” said Tanju Bilgich, a spokesperson for the Turkish Foreign Ministry. “In this regard, we believe that the results of the elections in Crimea have no legal force,” he said, RIA Novosti reported.
