Turkey’s decision to appoint an ambassador to Egypt after 9 years.
Turkey has decided to resume diplomatic relations with Egypt after nine years by electing a new ambassador to Cairo.
Two Turkish officials told the Middle East website that Ankara had decided to end its nine-year diplomatic vacuum by appointing a new ambassador to Cairo.
Informed sources in an interview with this news site claimed that “Saleh Motlu Sen”, who represented Turkey in the Organization of Islamic Cooperation between 2015 and 2020, is to be appointed as the new ambassador of Ankara in Cairo.
According to informed sources, Turkish Foreign Minister Mevlüt Çavuşo اوlu informed the decision to the decision, and Ankara is now seeking approval from the Egyptian government.
Relations between Ankara and Cairo have been strained since the 2013 coup in Egypt that ousted Mohamed Morsi and ousted current President Abdel Fattah al-Sisi.
Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan has been a vocal critic of Abdel Fattah al-Sisi’s government, accusing him of violating the human rights of Muslim Brotherhood leaders in post-coup repression.
Tensions in relations between the two countries escalated after the support of each of the two sides in the Libyan conflict. The Turkish government has recently taken steps to normalize relations with Egypt through measures such as cutting off Egyptian opposition TV channels.