Russian Oligarchs Are Welcome in Turkey for Legal Activities: Foreign Minister

Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov (R) and his Turkish counterpart Mevlut Cavusoglu arrive to hold a joint press conference following their talks in Moscow on March 16, 2022. Maxim Shemetov/Pool/AFP via Getty Images

Turkey is open to Russian oligarchs as long as they’re conducting legal activities, Turkish Foreign Minister Mevlut Cavusoglu said Saturday.

“Whatever their activities in Turkey, it has to be legal. We will allow any legal and legitimate activities and we will not allow any illegal activities in Turkey whatever it is,” he said at the Doha Forum international conference.