Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan told his Iranian counterpart Masoud Pezeshkian in a phone call on Thursday that Turkey was against any foreign interference in Iran and that it valued the peace and stability of its neighbors, the Turkish Presidency said in a statement.
In a statement, the presidency stressed that the Turkish leader had discussed recent developments in Iran.
She said Erdogan also said that resolving problems without further escalation was also in Turkey's interest.
Iran is facing some of the largest anti-government protests in its history, sparking a widespread crackdown that Supreme Leader Ali Khamenei said on Saturday had left "several thousand" people dead.
It was the first public admission by an Iranian leader of the scale of the casualties, for which he blamed the United States.
Demonstrations and strikes, initially sparked by economic grievances, turned into a mass movement against the clerical leadership that has ruled Iran since the 1979 revolution, with people filling the streets in mass protests for several days starting on January 8.
On Wednesday, Iran's foreign minister issued its most direct warning yet to Washington, saying the Islamic Republic would "respond with everything it has if they attack us again."
In the first official count from authorities, a statement from the Iranian Foundation for Veterans and Martyrs, quoted by state television, said on Wednesday that a total of 3,117 people were killed during the protests.Telegrafi/
