The Kremlin announced new measures making it easy for many Turkish citizens to visit Russia, Anadolu Agency reported.
Under a decree signed by President Vladimir Putin, Turkish holders of special and service passports paying short-term visits to Russia will no longer need to obtain visas.
Putin also ordered the Foreign Ministry to send a notification to Turkish officials about this partial restoration of visa-free travel.
The measure is valid on a reciprocal basis, the decree added, and goes into effect as of its publication.
Russia had suspended the visa-free regime in late 2015, amid tensions over the downing of a Russian jet along the Turkish-Syrian border.
