Turkey’s Erdogan receives red-carpet reception in Egypt, calls Sisi ‘brother’

ANKARA — Egyptian-Turkish relations continued their positive turn on Wednesday when Turkey’s President Recep Tayyip Erdogan made a first visit to Cairo since 2012, praising his once nemesis Egyptian President Abdel Fattah al-Sisi and calling him “esteemed brother.”

The mood was clear in the optics and the agenda of the visit. Sisi welcomed the Turkish leader at a Cairo airport, departing from traditional diplomatic protocol.

A red-carpet welcome reception and ceremony at Al-Ittihadiya Palace followed.

At the press conference later, Erdogan hailed the new chapter.