Egyptian-Turkish trade: A love-hate relationship - Al-Monitor: The Middle Eastʼs leading independent news source since 2012

Rami Galal

Rami Galal

Jun 11, 2019

Egyptian President Abdel Fattah al-Sisi and Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan have had a rocky relationship due to political differences over the toppling of Sisi's predecessor, Mohammed Morsi, and the Egyptian government's crackdown on the Muslim Brotherhood, whose members have been seeking refuge in Turkey.

Secretary General of the Organization of Islamic Cooperation (OIC) Iyad bin Amin Madani (L), Foreign Ministers Sameh Shoukry of Egypt and Mevlut Cavusoglu of Turkey (R) attend the 13th Organization of Islamic Cooperation (OIC) Summit at Istanbul Congress Center (ICC) on April 14, 2016 in Istanbul.
Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan on Thursday hosts over 30 heads of state and government from Islamic countries in Istanbul for a major summit aimed at overcoming differences in the Muslim world. / AFP / P

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Construction labourers work on a bridge to link the Cairo-Banha highway at the agricultural road which leads to the capital city of Cairo, Egypt October 13, 2016. Picture taken October 13, 2016. REUTERS/Amr Abdallah Dalsh - RTSS9FW

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Protesters hold a poster with Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan and Egypt's former president Mohamed Morsi during a demonstration against the US and Israel at Fatih Mosque in Istanbul on December 6, 2017.
Hundreds of people staged protests in Istanbul angrily denouncing the US president's move to recognise Jerusalem as the capital of Israel. / AFP PHOTO / YASIN AKGUL (Photo credit should read YASIN AKGUL/AFP/Getty Images)

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