Increasing defense cooperation between Ankara and Cairo comes as Turkey seeks to offset the expanding Greek-Cypriot-Israeli alignment in the Eastern Mediterranean.

Türkiye and Egypt signed a letter of intent during talks between their defense chiefs in Ankara, Turkish authorities said on July 13.

Egypt’s Defense Minister Lt. Gen. Ashraf Salem Zaher met his Turkish counterpart Yaşar Güler on Monday in Ankara. The two ministers signed a memorandum...