File Photo: Egyptian Navy ships. Photo courtesy of Egyptian Armed Forces spokesman.
The exercises, dubbed "Friendship Sea", will take place in the eastern Mediterranean between 22 and 26 September. They will include Turkish frigates, fast attack vessels, a submarine and F-16 fighter jets, alongside Egyptian naval units, the Turkish defence ministry said.
The two navies’ top commanders are expected to attend a high-level observer day on 25 September, it added, underscoring the importance of the exercise after more than a decade of strained ties.
In recent months, Egypt and Turkey have strengthened their economic and political cooperation since the two nations resumed diplomatic relations in July 2023, following a 10-year rupture.
These relations were bolstered by several high-profile exchanges of visits by senior state officials from both sides, including the visits by Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan to Cairo in February 2024 and Egyptian President Abdel-Fattah El-Sisi to Ankara in September of the same year.
Cairo and Ankara have been playing a leading role in mobilizing regional and international opposition to the Israeli genocidal war on Gaza.
The two countries have been playing a key role through the Arab-Islamic Ministerial Committee on Gaza to reach a Gaza ceasefire.
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