Turkish Foreign Minister Mevlüt Çavuşoğlu announced the beginning of a new era in the relations between Egypt and Turkey this week. Egypt’s lukewarm response to apparent olive branches from Turkey, on the other hand, has raised questions on the success of this proposed reset by Ankara.

Turkey, Egypt and Middle East expert Steven A. Cook, in a podcast with Nervana Mahmoud of Turkish Trends, said that in order for countries to mend ties, there were a number of Egyptian demands that Ankara needed to meet.