Russia's President Vladimir Putin and his Turkish counterpart Recep Tayyip Erdogan announce the "normalisation" of ties between the two countries, damaged by Ankara downing one of Moscow's warplanes in 2015.
Germany's foreign ministry calls in Turkey's ambassador to protest Ankara's provisional detention of a German journalist on terrorism-related charges. Deniz Yucel had been held since February 18 in connection with news reports on an attack by hackers against the email account of Turkey's energy minister.
Plans to dramatically bolster Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan's powers pose a "huge threat" to human rights, law and the country's democratic future, Human Rights Watch (HRW) says.