Turkey's government has been critical of Israel's bombardment of Gaza after Hamas' October 7 attack on the country. The two countries have seen a significant reduction in trade volume since the start of the war.
The 69-year-old leader's announcement came in the heat of a hard-fought campaign in what is widely viewed as Turkey's most important election of its post-Ottoman era.
Next week, a Turkish delegation will fly to the Russian capital for technical discussions ahead of a planned meeting of the foreign ministers of Turkey, Russia, Iran, and Syria.