# Recep Tayyip Erdoğan

Sisi and Erdoğan Move From Rhetoric to Realpolitik as Cairo and Ankara Pledge Closer Strategic Ties

Egyptian President Abdel Fattah el-Sisi and Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan met in Cairo on 4 February and pledged to deepen strategic cooperation to address rising regional tensions. The public rapprochement between historically adversarial capitals signals a pragmatic pivot aimed at managing crises such as the Gaza conflict, Libya and wider eastern Mediterranean flashpoints.