KYIV, Aug 23 – Turkey continues to support the territorial integrity and sovereignty of Ukraine, Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan has said in a video address to the Third Summit of the Crimea Platform on Wednesday.

"Turkey does not recognize the annexation of Crimea and has steadfast defended the illegality of this action from the very beginning. We continue to support the territorial integrity and sovereignty of Ukraine. We have voiced on every platform […] that Crimea is a part of Ukraine," he said.