A thaw in Turkey’s relations with Egypt?

Week in Review

Mar 12, 2021

People wave flags of Libya (L) and Turkey (R) during a demonstration in Martyrs' Square in the Libyan capital, Tripoli, held by the UN-recognized Government of National Accord, on June 21, 2020, after the Turkish-backed government denounced Egypt's warning of possible military intervention. Turkey is now hoping for some sort of reconciliation with Egypt when it comes to maritime boundaries and gas rights in the eastern Mediterranean. — MAHMUD TURKIA/AFP via Getty Images

Erdogan: Seven years of iciness give way to diplomacy

Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan said Friday that there is "no problem" with reinitiating higher-level Egypt-Turkey ties.

That’s a shift, coming after a seven-year freeze in relations that started after Turkey's backing of former Egyptian President Mohammed Morsi, who was elected in 2012 and affiliated with the Muslim Brotherhood.

Morsi was deposed in 2013, following uprisings and a military coup that led to Abdel Fattah al-Sisi becoming president in 2014.

A thaw in Turkey’s relations with Egypt?

Gulf Cooperation Council reconciliation may have set in motion Ankara’s desire for a reset with Cairo.

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