Turkey and Egypt

Türkiye and Egypt reappoint ambassadors

Türkiye and Egypt reappoint ambassadors

Türkiye and Egypt have agreed to exchange ambassadors for the first time in a decade in an effort to restore full diplomatic ties, the Turkish Foreign Ministry said Tuesday. In a joint statement, the two countries announced …

Egypt's foreign minister to pay official visit to Turkey

Egypt's foreign minister to pay official visit to Turkey

Egypt's foreign minister Sameh Shoukry will travel to Turkey on April 13 to hold talks with Turkish top diplomats Mevlüt Çavuşoğlu. The FMs will have another meeting for the normalization of the ties in Ankara with …

Türkiye, Egypt agree to fully normalize relations

Türkiye, Egypt agree to fully normalize relations

Türkiye and Egypt intend to fully normalize relations. Their plans were confirmed following talks by Foreign Ministers Mevlüt Çavuşoğlu and Sameh Shoukry. According to media reports, the ministers also agreed to hold a …

Çavuşoğlu: Türkiye may appoint ambassador to Egypt soon

Çavuşoğlu: Türkiye may appoint ambassador to Egypt soon

Türkiye may appoint an ambassador to Egypt in the upcoming months, Turkish Foreign Minister Mevlüt Çavuşoğlu said Monday. Speaking to a group of reporters in Ankara, the top diplomat said: "Political consultations …

Sisi-Erdogan meeting - start to develop bilateral ties

Sisi-Erdogan meeting - start to develop bilateral ties

Egypt said Monday that President Abdel Fattah El-Sisi and his Turkish counterpart Recep Tayyip Erdogan agreed that their meeting in Doha will be the start to develop bilateral relations between Cairo and Ankara. The two leaders met on …

Ankara condemns militant attack in Egypt

Ankara condemns militant attack in Egypt

The Turkish Foreign Ministry condemned the militant attack that killed 11 soldiers in Egypt’s Sinai Peninsula. "We condemn the attack on a water pumping station east of the Suez Canal in Egypt on May 7, which killed 11 …

Turkey and Egypt agree on need for steps toward normalization

Turkey and Egypt agree on need for steps toward normalization

Turkey and Egypt have agreed that further steps need to be taken to normalize relations between the two countries following two days of diplomatic talks in Ankara. The second round of consultations between the delegations was …

Erdogan recalls historical friendship between Egypt and Turkey

Erdogan recalls historical friendship between Egypt and Turkey

Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan called for the normalization of relations with Egypt. "We have very cordial relations with the Egyptian people. There is a historical relationship between the Egyptian and Turkish peoples. We …

Cavusoglu: Turkey and Egypt in diplomatic-level contacts

Cavusoglu: Turkey and Egypt in diplomatic-level contacts

After years of disrupted ties, Turkey and Egypt have restarted diplomatic-level contacts, according to Turkish foreign minister Mevlut Cavusoglu. "We have contacts at both the level of intelligence and foreign ministries with …

Turkey declares day of mourning for Egypt attack

Turkey declares day of mourning for Egypt attack

Turkey has announced that on November 27 will be a day of national mourning in the wake of last week's deadly terrorist attack in Egypt. Flags will fly at half-mast at Turkish representations in the country and abroad, authorities …

 Egyptian PM: no asylum request from Gulen received

Egyptian PM: no asylum request from Gulen received

Egypt has not received any request for political asylum from US-based Turkish opposition cleric Fethullah Gulen, the Prime Minister Sherif Ismail said. "Egypt would study such a request if it …