Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan has recently toned down his rhethoric on Egypt. In a press statement on Sept. 18, carried by Al-Arabiya website, he was quoted saying, "We have no objection to holding meetings with the Egyptian authorities."
He continued, "Holding intelligence meetings with Egypt is a different matter, and it is possible, but the agreement they made with Greece saddened us."
Egyptian Foreign Minister Sameh Shoukry and his Greek counterpart Nikos Dendias had signed Aug. 6 an agreement in Cairo designating the exclusive economic zone between Egypt and Greece in the eastern Mediterranean. This zone contains promising oil and gas reserves.
Meanwhile, in a statement on the same day, Turkey's Ministry of Foreign Affairs vehemently denounced the agreement as "null and void" for violating the Libyan maritime borders. The statement said the area delimited by the Greek-Egyptian agreement infringes on Turkey's continental shelf.
This comes as the eastern Mediterranean region experiences rising tension. Turkey insists on exploring for gas near the borders of Greece and Cyprus (riparian countries with Egypt), both of which reject such exploration. In another vein, Turkish forces and armed militias are present on Libyan soil (bordering Egypt from the west) in support of the Libyan Government of National Accord headed by Fayez al-Sarraj.
Erdogan's openness to dialogue came after Sarraj announced Sept. 16 his intention to resign from his post. He claimed his government has not been operating in a normal environment since its formation, and "has faced internal and external plots."Egypt puts burden on Turkey to open talks | Hagar Hosny | al-Monitor
President Sisi in Egypt is a very positive force in the Middle East. He saved Egyptians from the despotism that Obozo planned for them. And stepped in to protect the Christians that the Muslim Brotherhood had persecuted and murdered and kidnapped/married Christian girls.
It appears that Egypt is developing some oil/gas production which will help. Egypt is a poor country, but has the backing of Saudi Arabia. Erdoo’s Turkey is a threat to both nations and to the “stability”(?) in the ME.
I would say it is because Egypt can beat them like a cheap drum but that is just a guess.