‘Egypt’s perseverance defeats Turkey’

Shaimaa Attalah

Turkish authorities arrested 23 Muslim Brotherhood operatives recently and accused them of communicating with other countries in search of a safe refuge.

The event raised speculation about the prospects of Muslim Brotherhood leaders now in Turkey.

International relations specialist Mohamed Rabie said, meanwhile, that the regime of Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdoan goes through a series of difficulties at present.

These difficulties, he said, are induced by changes happening on the international and regional scenes.

These changes are leading to the weakening of the Turkish regime, al-Dehi told The Reference.

He added that the same changes have turned the Muslim brotherhood into a burden on the shoulders of the Turkish regime.

This is especially true, he said, as far as relations between Turkey and Arab countries are concerned.

The case for Turkey is now difficult especially after the latest reconciliation bid between Qatar, on one hand, and moderate Arab states, Egypt, Saudi Arabia, the United Arab Emirates and Bahrain, on the other, al-Dehi said.

He added that the Turkish opposition is not satisfied with relations between Erdogan and the Muslim Brotherhood either.

This is why the Turkish regime will try to get rid of the Muslim Brotherhood at any cost in the coming period, al-Dehi said.

Tarek al-Beshbeshi, another researcher, said Egypt’s perseverance has defeated Turkey.

He added that Turkey has been trying to use the Muslim Brotherhood as a pressure card against Egypt for ten years now.

The Brotherhood has turned into a problematic issue for Erdogan, al-Beshbeshi said. The Turkish president will do nothing now, but get rid of them, he added.

He expected Turkey to try to mend fences with Egypt in the coming period with the aim of having the opportunity to solve his internal problems and his disputes with other countries.