Egypt is the dream of Erdogan,says assem

“Erdogan is haunted to restore the glorious Ottoman Empire once again “ says ambassador Assem Megahed member og The Egyptian Council for Foreign Affairs..

In an exclusive to albawaba news he asserted the fact that most influential figures in Turkey either opposing or supporting the regime suffer from the superiority complex .All share these symptoms even those who are anti Muslim Brotherhood. Turks, in general, consider the Arab state as their private property except Egypt ..Why ?

When Ibrahim Basha ,the ruler of Egypt after his prominent father Mohammed Ali , defeated the Ottomans twice ,it has resulted in an inferiority complex which they reel under till the present time..

Egypt is their biggest foe which they regard as a threat to their dream and not like Syria as being considered a Turkish province.

Erdogan caliphate mania increased after the eruption of the so-called Arab spring accompanied with Muslim Brotherhood ascending to power ..He thinks that his strong relations with them may endow him to rule and control Muslim world as the expected caliphate ..

Assem disclosed that Erdogan moves in the area aim at having influence in Suan ,Somalia,Tunisia and Libya to besiege Egypt which he considers as the big crystal..

“Accordingly he is very keen to establish military bases in the region ,even if he fails in Sudan he has another one in Qatar and Somalia “  Assem concluded..