Turkey and Egypt make first diplomatic contact since 2013

The two countries were at odds over the 2013 coup in Egypt that brought Abdel Fattah al-Sisi to power.
GettyImages-521113824.jpg
Foreign ministers Sameh Shoukry of Egypt (L) and Mevlut Cavusoglu of Turkey (R) find themselves sitting next to each other at an Organization of Islamic Cooperation summit at the Istanbul Congress Center on April 14, 2016, in Istanbul. Egypt and Turkey, at loggerheads since 2013, are now exploring a rapprochement. - SEBNEM COSKUN/AFP via Getty Images
Al Monitor: The Pulse of the Middle East
Al-Monitor Staff

Turkey and Egypt made their first diplomatic contacts since 2013, the Turkish foreign minister said Thursday.

“We have contacts at both the level of intelligence and foreign ministries with Egypt. Diplomatic-level contacts have started,” Mevlut Cavusoglu told the Turkish state Anadolu Agency.

Access the Middle East news and analysis you can trust

Join our community of Middle East readers to experience all of Al-Monitor, including 24/7 news, analyses, memos, reports and newsletters.

Subscribe

Only $100 per year.

Videos

See more