2 factors that forced Erdogan to normalize relations with Egypt

– International News – Tasnim News Agency, after the visit of the President of this country Recep Tayyip Erdogan to Cairo, Turkish media used innuendos and words that remind of the previous unprecedented tension between Turkey and Egypt. “, is not a normal occurrence and he has passed through many tunnels and valleys to reach the point where he said: “My brother Sisi, he insisted on our trip to Cairo ! By the way, it was Turkey that had more momentum and passion.

Think tanks affiliated with the ruling party of Turkey regard Erdogan’s move to visit Egypt as a historical initiative, but independent analysts have a different view and believe that two important factors played a role in this incident.

From where to where?

The history of the strange friendship between Erdogan and the former president of Egypt, Mohamed Morsi, is a topic that the Turkish media does not forget. Immediately after the imprisonment of Morsi, in all his speeches for several years, Erdogan used his fingers to remind the symbol of Egypt’s Rabia Square and considered Sisi’s government to be illegitimate. But now that he is ready to go to Cairo in person, the newspapers have gone to the old archives and brought up all the previous words and images once again.

Ahmad Tashgatiren, a conservative and Islamist analyst, said: “ Look at where we have come from. Erdogan said: At the dinner held in honor of the presidents when they gathered for the United Nations General Assembly in New York, due to the presence of Abdel Fattah al-Sisi, we left the banquet and did not show up. Let’s sit at a table with him. But now Erdoğan goes to Cairo and says firmly: My brother Sisi! My brother Sisi!”.

Tashgtiren continued to write: “These are some important historical examples Remember:

1. Donald Trump sent an insulting letter to Erdogan. But he couldn’t answer and later said, I left the letter on the table in Washington.

2 During the case of Jamal Khashoggi, he said: We will not abandon this case and the main culprit must be tried. But what happened next? He personally went to Riyadh and met with the Crown Prince! Midani himself said: “As long as your brother is alive, he will remain in prison.” But then with a hint of Donald Trump, he respectfully sent the pastor to his home!

4 Erdogan believed that the United Arab Emirates is one of the causes of the coup in Turkey. But later he gave up on this and personally went to meet the president of the Emirates.

5. Erdogan He promised to pursue the case of Morsi and his associates, but finally he abandoned this case and went to Cairo.

6. Erdogan spoke harshly about bank interest. But finally he raised the surrender flag and agreed to allow them to multiply the bank interest.

Tashgatiren says: Why do you think Erdogan behaves in this way? let me say he has to. He is in a very difficult situation and has no other options. Because in addition to economic problems, it is in a difficult situation in the field of foreign policy and had to take these actions.

As we can see, Tashgatiren relates Erdogan’s efforts to normalize relations to financial and economic bottlenecks. In sensitive political decisions, he acts individually and without consulting others, he makes decisions once and puts Turkey in a difficult situation. Others say: from Erdoğan’s point of view, these behaviors are an example of pragmatism and the need to change positions based on new situations, and he has not committed a mistake.

Melli Gazete, the media organ of the Islamist party of Saadat and the students of the late Erbakan, who always wanted the trial of Abdel Fattah Sisi, has a different point of view about Erdogan’s visit. “Erdogan made a mistake by adopting a rigid position against Sisi. He should not have cut ties with the new Egyptian government. Because if instead of this stubborn and hostile stance, he became friends with Sisi, he could mediate with him and maybe Morsi would not have died in prison.”

Mediterranean foot in the middle

most of the think tanks close to the Justice and Development Party, in their analytical reports, have acknowledged that during Erdogan’s visit to Cairo and his emphasis on the need to develop relations between Turkey and Egypt , an important factor called Eastern Mediterranean energy resources plays a role.

Sata Institute of Political-Economic Studies Close to the national security and foreign policy advisers of the Turkish presidency, it has been pointed out that the attention of Erdogan’s team to the energy resources in the eastern Mediterranean, and especially the issue of transferring gas from the occupied territories to Turkey and Europe, is a very important issue that has caused Turkey prefers to establish good relations with Egypt. During his 30-year political career, Erdogan, the president of Turkey and the leader of the Justice and Development Party, has always moved forward based on pragmatism, and many ups and downs and contradictions have been observed in his positions. accepted and in other words, what determines the direction of Erdoğan’s decisions and actions are not intellectual and political principles and beliefs, but new political interests and developments that change over time.

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