The Egyptian presidency said in a statement on Monday that President Abdel Fattah al-Sisi and his Turkish counterpart, Recep Tayyip Erdogan, agreed to "immediately start upgrading diplomatic relations" This came during a phone call Sisi had with Erdogan to congratulate him on winning the Turkish presidential elections. In the second round of the presidential elections held on Sunday, Erdogan won 52.16% of the vote, compared to 47.84% for opposition candidate Kemal Kılıçdaroğlu.
As foreign leaders rushed to congratulate President Erdogan over his election victory, the president maintained a polarizing tone against his rivals during his victory speech.