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Turkey has flipped the script on its regional isolation. But will it amount to real change?

Turkey has been working away at recalibrating its foreign policy by tracking down new allies and issuing conciliatory statements—and it’s a crucial part of the country’s bid to become a regional leader, energy hub, and economic powerhouse. But are Ankara’s steps toward recalibration big enough to really change the regional landscape? Last month, Turkish Deputy Foreign Minister Sedat Önal hosted his Egyptian counterpart in  Ankara for rapprochement talks focusing on regional issues. The latest talks follow a first-round visit to  Cairo  in May, where Turkey and Egypt hashed out bilateral concerns. It’s a remarkable moment, since these visits marked the first high-level political consultations between the two powers since the 2013 military coup in Egypt, an event that led to a rapid deterioration in Cairo’s relationship with Ankara. But the recalibration isn’t just with Egypt. For several months now, Ankara has taken steps to normalize regional relationships that had been f...