The secret meanings of the meeting in Dolmabahce Palace - Adil Kojal Notes for Hachin.az The meeting between the presidents of Turkey and Ukraine, which took place on October 31 at Dolmabahce Palace in Istanbul, took place against the background of the deteriorating security situation in the Black Sea. According to experts, these negotiations included many military, diplomatic and logistical promises. As the president of the International Digital Media Association, international relations expert Adil Kujal, told Hachin.az, the meeting in Istanbul is part of efforts to strengthen Ukraine's logistics and military security before the onset of winter. Ben Shiho believes that the negotiations between Erdoğan and Zelensky were also necessary for Ankara - to ensure stability in the Black Sea and to establish itself as a player in world diplomacy. Speaking at a press conference after the meeting at the Dolumbaca Palace, Erdogan drew attention to attacks on merchant ships in the Black Sea over the past year. The Turkish leader said that increasing tensions in the region and attacks on civilian ships will not benefit anyone. Quoting Erdogan's words: "In no case can we accept such attacks, no matter who they are perpetrated and no matter what the reasons are for which they are justified," Kokal saw them as an open warning from Ankara to Kiev and Moscow. "To prevent the escalation of tensions in the Black Sea, Turkey applied the Montreux Treaty to the regime of the Straits from the first days of the war. It was, first of all, a concrete step by Ankara aimed at strengthening Ukraine's maritime security. However, in the past year the war has spread to the Black Sea, with dozens of merchant and Turkish ships unconnected to merchant and Turkish aircraft. intending to remain silent here," said the expert. You can read more here.