Yusuf Soykan Bal, Mohammad Kara Maryam

July 13, 2026 • Update: July 13, 2026

Ankara / Anadolu

Turkish Defense Minister Yasar Guler met with his Egyptian counterpart Ashraf Salem Zaher on Monday in the capital Ankara.

Anadolu correspondent reported that Guler received the Egyptian guest at the Ministry of Defense headquarters with an official military ceremony.

After the national anthems of both countries were played, the Egyptian minister saluted the honor guard.

Photo: Ahmet Serdar Eser/AA

After the ceremony, the two ministers held a closed meeting.

On Sunday, the Egyptian army announced that Defense Minister Ashraf Salem Zaher had left for Turkey at the head of a military delegation to hold talks on supporting prospects for military cooperation between the two countries' armed forces in many fields.

Photo: Ahmet Serdar Eser/AA

This was stated in an army statement, without specifying the duration of the visit, amid escalating Egyptian-Turkish cooperation at various levels.