The name of the channel "Makhmlin" describes the supporters of the Muslim Brotherhood who continued to protest against the coup in Egypt in July 2013. The name contains a promise to complete the revolution and return power from the army that ousted then-President Muhammad Morsi.
But the closure of the Egyptian network's headquarters in Turkey about a week ago and its move to a new stronghold heralds another revolution.
Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan is seeking to restore relations with Arab countries and Israel.
No more "new caliph" spreading his wings over the movements of political Islam in the Middle East and interfering in the internal affairs of Cairo and Jerusalem.
The new Erdogan is a dull, gray ruler who advocates regional stability and common interests.
Elections will be held in Turkey next year, when in the shadow of an economic crisis, Erdogan's public status is eroding.
Therefore, the Turkish president preferred to let the case of the assassination of the Saudi journalist at the consulate in Istanbul sink into oblivion, and the trial that took place regarding the suspects miraculously passed to Saudi Arabia.
Erdogan himself has even visited the United Arab Emirates and Saudi Arabia to stabilize relations and push for economic cooperation agreements and investments that will prevent the Turkish economy from collapsing.
At the same time, the reception given to President Herzog in March is the fruit of policy wishes.
According to sources in Ankara, quoted in Foreign Policy magazine, the spring in the relationship stems from a hope to reduce American pressure.
For example, on the issue of sanctions imposed on Turkey for purchasing the S-400 defense system from Russia.
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Cairo demanded tribute, Photo: AFP
For other reasons, Turkey seeks reconciliation with Egypt after nine years of diplomatic severance (economic relations continued).
Upon Morsi's ouster, Erdogan called on Cairo to release him from prison, which led to the return of the Egyptian ambassador from Ankara and the expulsion of the Turkish ambassador from Egypt.
Now, Arab sources estimate that the foreign ministers of the two countries will meet in mid-May.
This optimistic assessment comes after the Egyptian Foreign Minister's planned visit to Ankara in the month of Ramadan was postponed.
In Cairo we were then interested in gestures of goodwill, such as the closure of the "Makhmlin" channel.
Fateful elections
Further, it was reported that elements affiliated with the Egyptian opposition had begun to leave Turkey, and that Egypt had meanwhile taken their own gesture when closing down sites hostile to Erdogan’s regime.
This is a prelude to respect.
On the table are more significant issues such as the stirring of Cairo and Ankara in the Libyan arena or the interests of the two countries in the gas fields in the Mediterranean.
Finally, Erdogan's upheaval indicates the weakness of the movements affiliated with the Muslim Brotherhood in the Middle East: In Egypt, the movement's leaders are sentenced to life in prison.
The Islamist Justice and Development Party in Morocco crashed in the 2021 election.
And in Libya the Islamic elements have been extracted in the skin of their teeth from the forces of the East.
2023 will be a fateful year.
If Erdogan also loses the election, it will be possible to say that something has fallen in the Middle East.
Either way, this is a sign of a bad crisis for movements that tried to raise their heads during the "Arab Spring" and oust the conservative rulers.
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