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There is a state of tension between Egypt and Turkey, as their respective positions differ on a number of regional issues.
Arab newspapers, especially Egyptian and Turkish ones, discussed the possibility of a rapprochement between Cairo and Ankara, in light of the statement by Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan that dialogue between the two parties is “possible”.
In press statements two days ago about his country’s crisis with Greece in relation to exploration in the eastern Mediterranean, Erdogan said: “Holding intelligence talks with Egypt is different and possible, and there is nothing to prevent it, but its agreement with Greece made us sad. “
However, Egypt’s Foreign Ministry expressed reservations about the Turkish “initiative” and said in a statement that Turkey’s “approach” lacks “credibility”.
For some time now, a state of tension has prevailed between Egypt and Turkey, as their respective positions differ on a number of regional issues, such as the Libyan crisis, the fight against “terrorism” and gas exploration in the Mediterranean.
Following Erdogan’s statement, observers sought to analyze the Turkish president’s speech, amid questions about the possibility of a rapprochement with the Egyptian side.
“What has changed?”
Covering the news, the “Masrawy” website said in one of its headlines: “Turkey is courting Egypt again.”
In London-based Asharq Al-Awsat, Saeed Abdel-Razek says: “Egypt confirmed that it had received Turkish calls to open channels of communication with it on a covert and open level with the aim of improving relations. But he emphasized that his steps in this context did not come alone, and promised any rapprochement with Ankara in coordination with the Arab Quartet countries ask to fight terrorism. “
The writer notes that Egypt responded with reservation “to the Turkish call to sign an agreement to demarcate the maritime borders between the two countries, precede it and prepare it for (the improvement of political relations)”.
In the Egyptian “Al-Watan”, Imad al-Din Adeeb asks: “Can we believe Turkey’s public and secret messages of rapprochement and reconciliation with Egypt? Can this current regime be transformed overnight from a state? from complete hostility on all levels to a declaration of full desire for normal relations with Egypt? ” “.
Adeeb added: “What has changed in the equation and in the circumstances ?! The Turkish president has not changed, the Egyptian president has not changed and the fixed positions have not changed, Egypt is still against takfiri terrorism, Turkey is still with the Brotherhood and Turkey still allies with Qatar. Egypt still stands with Saudi Arabia, the Emirates and Bahrain, and Turkey still supports the Sarraj government and the militias (in Libya), and Egypt continues to support the army and the legitimate parliament, and Turkey and Qatar continue to pressure Ethiopia to complicate the Nile waters archive, and Egypt and Sudan still resist this sinister plan.
“Egyptian success”
The Egyptian website “Echo of the Country” says: “Erdogan tried a lot at the beginning of his government to reach out to the Arabs, as he does now, as he always uses the Palestinian cause and directs harsh criticism of Israel to gain popularity among a Arab street sector, but with the outbreak of the Arab revolutions, I decided The Erdogan government supported the organization of the Brotherhood and its branches and intervened directly in that region, which created a state of hostility with the Arabs. “
The site adds: “Ankara fears losing more political channels in the region and increasing its isolation, given the possibility of other Arab countries joining the UAE and Bahrain (with Israel) agreement.”
In the Egyptian daily “Al-Dustour”, editor-in-chief Mohamed El-Baz says: “Turkey faces a very severe economic dilemma, so it is trying to open a space for dialogue with Egypt, but without neglecting its promises to the Brotherhood to house their followers. “
Al-Baz added: “How does Turkey attack Egypt each time, and do you expect Egypt to advance reconciliation with it by entering into economic agreements?”, Noting that “Egypt has frozen any security contact with Turkey due to his offensive statements “regarding the removal of President Mohamed Morsi, who used to belong to the army. For the Muslim Brotherhood.
The Egyptian Al-Hilal Al-Youm website quoted Representative Dalia Youssef, a member of the House Foreign Affairs Committee, as saying: “Erdogan’s statement regarding his desire to enter into a dialogue with Egypt indicates success of Egyptian politics and diplomacy that deterred Erdogan without regretting or underestimating, as Turkey did with the forces of evil. With the help of Qatar, he blew his trumpets to distort Egyptian achievements and incite the people to impede the progress of the state.
The deputy added: “The success of the Egyptian policy towards Libya is due to the lack of ambitions for it, as is the case of Turkey, but its policy arises from protecting national security, preventing the spread of terrorism in the region and helping the international community to limit the cross-border transmission of terrorism. “
He also said: “Turkey is witnessing a clear international and regional collapse, and must backtrack on its policies and ambitions so as not to fall quickly. Against Egypt and its president: Al-Sisi is a close friend.
In the Turkish opposition newspaper Al-Qarar, Ibrahim Kiras notes that “Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan changed his rhetoric towards President (Egyptian Abdel Fattah) Al-Sisi, expressing the strength of Turkish-Egyptian relations when he found himself facing into the canyon, and found no one to help him. The question of the Eastern Mediterranean “.
In turn, the Turkish daily Al-Zaman, in its Arabic version, highlighted Erdogan’s statements and said that the Turkish president showed “an important change in his position on Egypt in the context of developments in the eastern Mediterranean region, in which the situation has become tense due to Ankara’s insistence on oil exploration. ”
