RUSSKY ISLAND (Sputnik) – The downing of a Russian Su-24 attack aircraft by a Turkish jet in November 2015 over Syria has led to tension between the countries with Russian President Vladimir Putin signing a decree imposing a set of bans on Turkey, including restrictions for Turkish workers intending to work in Russia.
Turkey and Russia ended seven months of tensions in late June when Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov said that Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan had written a letter to Putin, apologizing for the November incident.
"We have not received any orders to cancel the restrictions, which have been introduced on attracting Turkish workers," Topilin told RIA Novosti.
He added that some Turkish citizens work at Russian enterprises where their presence is needed.
“We don’t have a full ban on [employing] them … There are some exceptional projects, approved by a governmental decision, where Turkish citizens work as normal,” the minister added.
