ANKARA Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan held a phone call with NATO Secretary-General Mark Rutte at the latter’s request, Türkiye's Communications Directorate said on Aug. 14. During the conversation, Erdoğan and Rutte discussed recent developments in the war between Ukraine and Russia , as well as regional and global issues. Erdoğan noted that progress had been made in the Istanbul talks aimed at securing a permanent ceasefire between Ukraine and Russia, adding that Türkiye considered it