Erdogan-Sisi handshake sparks backlash from Turkey's Islamists
President Erdogan’s about-face on Egypt sparked backlash from some Turkish Islamists ahead of critical June elections.
Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan’s warm handshake with Egyptian President Abdel Fattah al-Sisi during the opening session of the FIFA World Cup in Qatar caused a major stir in Turkey.
Many see the move as the penultimate nail in the coffin of Erdogan’s Islamist foreign policy in the Middle East.
