The Turkish Ambassador in Cairo has been expelled after Turkey’s Premier Recep Tayyip Erdogan called for overthrown president Mohammad Morsi to be released from detention.
Egypt’s foreign ministry accused Turkey of interfering in its internal affairs, with spokesperson Badr Abdelatty saying that Turkey was "attempting to influence public opinion against Egyptian interests, supported meetings of organisations that seek to create instability in the country".
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