{"id":42669,"date":"2026-01-15T17:42:28","date_gmt":"2026-01-15T15:42:28","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.aldiplomasy.com\/en\/?p=42669"},"modified":"2026-01-16T08:48:33","modified_gmt":"2026-01-16T06:48:33","slug":"when-capitals-reconcile-history-listens","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.aldiplomasy.com\/en\/?p=42669","title":{"rendered":"When Capitals Reconcile, History Listens!"},"content":{"rendered":"

Ashraf AboArafe<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n

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Turkish<\/strong><\/span> Ambassador to Cairo Salih Mutlu \u015een<\/strong> has revealed that President Recep Tayyip Erdo\u011fan<\/strong> will pay a very soon<\/em> visit to Cairo\u2014a visit framed not as protocol alone, but as a moment shaped by history and the future of the region.<\/p>\n

Speaking during an in-depth interview on Madar Al-Ghad<\/em> with journalist Sami Kleib<\/strong>, Ambassador \u015een stressed that T\u00fcrkiye\u2019s regional vision rests firmly on the principle of regional ownership<\/strong>\u2014a doctrine Ankara and Cairo now advance in tandem across multiple theatres, from the Horn of Africa to the Levant.<\/p>\n

Cairo Awaits Ankara<\/h3>\n

The upcoming visit follows the landmark February 2024 meeting in Cairo, where President Abdel Fattah el-Sisi<\/strong> hosted President Erdo\u011fan in what both sides described as a turning point in bilateral relations. The ambassador confirmed that preparations are underway to formalize a package of strategic agreements spanning trade, investment, and economic cooperation\u2014signaling a durable reset between the two regional heavyweights.<\/p>\n

\u201cHistory was made in Sharm El-Sheikh,\u201d \u015een said. \u201cHistorians may write about this moment five or ten years from now.\u201d<\/p><\/blockquote>\n

A United Front on Somalia<\/h3>\n

Ankara and Cairo have also aligned their diplomatic weight against Israel\u2019s unilateral move to recognize \u201cSomaliland,\u201d a step both capitals reject as illegal and destabilizing. T\u00fcrkiye and Egypt jointly led efforts within the Organization of Islamic Cooperation<\/strong> to issue clear condemnations, warning that such actions threaten to fracture Somalia and redraw the geopolitical map of the Red Sea and the Horn of Africa.<\/p>\n

\u015een argued that Israel\u2019s maneuver aims to entrench influence in the Gulf of Aden and the Red Sea through non-regional actors\u2014an approach that risks sowing long-term instability across Africa and the Arab world.<\/p>\n

Syria: Unity or Fragmentation<\/h3>\n

On Syria, the ambassador reiterated T\u00fcrkiye\u2019s support for restoring stability and territorial integrity. He accused the Syrian Democratic Forces (SDF) of exploiting the chaos of past years to entrench de facto control, asserting that this dynamic ultimately serves Israeli interests by weakening a unified Syrian state.<\/p>\n

While stressing that T\u00fcrkiye does not seek direct confrontation with Israel on Syrian soil, \u015een made clear that Ankara reserves the right to act if its borders are threatened or if Damascus formally requests bilateral assistance.<\/p>\n

Gaza and the Question of Peace<\/h3>\n

Turning to Gaza, \u015een underscored that T\u00fcrkiye\u2019s priority remains a two-state solution and an end to Palestinian suffering. He described T\u00fcrkiye as a constructive guarantor in the recent peace initiatives associated with President Donald Trump<\/strong>, highlighting the Sharm El-Sheikh summit as a rare convergence of leadership involving Egypt, T\u00fcrkiye, Qatar, and the United States.<\/p>\n

\u201cThere can be no lasting regional peace without Palestinian sovereignty and dignity,\u201d he said. \u201cSecurity for Israel cannot come at the expense of Palestinian life.\u201d<\/p><\/blockquote>\n

Asked about Hamas, the ambassador emphasized that T\u00fcrkiye places the Palestinian people first, calling for unity and reconciliation among Palestinian factions once a credible political horizon toward statehood is secured.<\/p>\n

A Region at a Crossroads<\/h3>\n

Throughout the interview, one message remained constant: T\u00fcrkiye and Egypt now see their coordination as essential to shielding the region from fragmentation\u2014whether in Somalia, Syria, or Palestine. In \u015een\u2019s telling, the rapprochement between Cairo and Ankara is not merely bilateral diplomacy, but a strategic attempt to reclaim regional agency from external designs.<\/p>\n

As the anticipated presidential visit draws nearer, the subtext is unmistakable: when Cairo and Ankara speak together, the region listens\u2014and history, once again, begins to take notes.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Ashraf AboArafe Turkish Ambassador to Cairo Salih Mutlu \u015een has revealed that President Recep Tayyip Erdo\u011fan will pay a very soon visit to Cairo\u2014a visit framed not as protocol alone, but as a moment shaped by history and the future of the region. Speaking during an in-depth interview on Madar Al-Ghad with journalist Sami Kleib, …<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":42493,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[7,388],"tags":[1665,14540,22669,22668,2726],"class_list":["post-42669","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-politics","category-slide","tag-history","tag-capitals","tag-listens","tag-reconcile","tag-when"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.aldiplomasy.com\/en\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/42669","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.aldiplomasy.com\/en\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.aldiplomasy.com\/en\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.aldiplomasy.com\/en\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.aldiplomasy.com\/en\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=42669"}],"version-history":[{"count":3,"href":"https:\/\/www.aldiplomasy.com\/en\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/42669\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":42672,"href":"https:\/\/www.aldiplomasy.com\/en\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/42669\/revisions\/42672"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.aldiplomasy.com\/en\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/media\/42493"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.aldiplomasy.com\/en\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=42669"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.aldiplomasy.com\/en\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=42669"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.aldiplomasy.com\/en\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=42669"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}