Turkish Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdogan was greeted by tens of thousands of Egyptians who flocked into the airport in Cairo airport to welcome him to Egypt late Monday night, the Turkish Daily Zaman reported.

According to the report, at least 20,000 Egyptians holding posters of Erdogan and chanting slogans welcomed the prime minister at the airport, while Cairo's streets were decorated with posters of him.