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Middle Eastern societies have been struggling with construction of Nation State and with pains that have been created during this process for nearly a century. In which the Turkish society is trying to make sense of what happened in this region. Othering and Marginalization of Arab community during the nation-state building process have brought the alienation of political and social actors from this environment. In this paper, it will be examined the experience of nationalism from all aspect in order to give screenshot to the Turkish decision-makers and intellectuals trying to be reactive in the last five years in Middle Eastern region. Especially during the analysing of Middle East in consideration of our own experiences is one of the main mistake what we do on the commenting and examining these societies. Within this framework, Arab nationalism comes almost everyone's mind in the Middle Eastern societies, when it’s called nationalism. In this paper, it will be defended the thesis that this perception is missing. Actually there is some serious regional nationalist movements in the Middle East which is the most basic parameters of nation-building process in the region. It will be examined on the basis of Egyptian Territorial Nationalism. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]