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The present study investigates the effect of the July 3rd 2013 events on Egyptian-Turkish political and economic relations. The relevant history is reviewed in the period 1996-2006. Though they witnessed ups and downs, they saw unprecedented improvement in the times of former Egyptian President Mohammad Mursi, but deteriorated upon the 2013 incidents. When Mursi was brought down, political and economic relations declined, as some trade deals were cancelled and mutual diplomatic representation waned. With regard to the future, it is concluded that there are three scenarios. The first is the persistence of the status quo. The second is further deterioration until severing the ties. The third, which is the most optimistic, is an improvement achieved through intercession by a super power or each country's acceptance of the reality and attempt to avoid future dispute. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

Although there are some explicit political and security dimensions to Turkish foreign policy in the Gulf region, the overall rationale is economic. This paper examines the active Turkish foreign policy, the complex dynamics in the Gulf where Turkey could offer possible alternative solutions for regional and international problems, and the extent to which the bilateral economic objectives which are being pursued in the Gulf will inevitably generate a more substantial political and strategic role for Turkey. The following political and economic issues with some convergences and divergences between Turkey and the Gulf Co-operation Council (GCC) countries will be discussed: how the moderating role of Turkey began to gain substance as a unique example of modernization in the aftermath of the nascent political Arab Spring events in the Gulf and how the substantial increase of business and trade levels resulted in the improvement of relations between Turkey and the GCC countries. The fundamental premise in this paper will be that Turkey–GCC ties have to go beyond preferential trading partnerships and address a number of primary political challenges. [ABSTRACT FROM PUBLISHER]