Milan, May 15 (LaPresse) – Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan has recognized Crimea as Ukrainian territory. "Crimea is part of our state, and Turkey, thank God, supports this position and understands it," said Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky in a press conference in Ankara after meeting with Erdogan. "This is a very important signal and a sign of political support." "Crimea is a Ukrainian peninsula… we do not recognize it as Russian," he added, as reported by Sky News. "And we will not recognize as Russian territory any Ukrainian land occupied by Russia: this is Ukrainian territory."