Egypt asked Ankara 's ambassador to leave early August . Hakura said while tensions between Cairo and Ankara would not have a major impact on Turkish-U.S. relations , `` what these events do is reduce the importance of Turkey to U.S. foreign policy calculations . '' Egyptian media said Egypt attributed the move to Turkey 's interference in its affairs . The Turkish government later declared Egypt 's former ambassador unwelcome . The move follows a worsening in relations since the ousting of President Suat Kiniklioglu .
Egypt asked Ankara 's ambassador to leave early August . Egyptian media said Egypt attributed the move to Turkey 's interference in its affairs . The Turkish government later declared Egypt 's former ambassador unwelcome . The move follows a worsening in relations since the ousting of President Suat Kiniklioglu .