Turkey and Egypt Meet in Cairo to Address Long-standing Issues
Turkey and Egypt are coming together to talk about their problems. President Erdogan of Turkey and President el-Sisi of Egypt are meeting in Cairo. They want to improve their relationship after years of not getting along.
After years of frosty relations, a thaw appears to be underway between Turkey and Egypt, with Presidents Erdogan and el-Sisi set to meet in Cairo today in a landmark summit. Both leaders hope to extend the recent warming of ties and discuss key regional issues, including the volatile situation in Gaza.
The relationship between Turkey and Egypt has been frosty since the 2013 overthrow of Mohamed Morsi, Egypt's first democratically elected president and an Erdogan ally. Turkey strongly condemned the military coup and supported the Muslim Brotherhood, fueling tensions...