THE MAD DOG OF CONSTANTINOPLE is at it again with his favorite line. No, not that Gulenists are everywhere, hiding in between sofa cushions, under his bed, and possibly in his central bank when it starts to exhibit independence. No, his line is that relations between Egypt and Turkey will not be restored until Morsi and his supporters are released from prison. To be fair, Erdogan is very “pro catch and release” in general, as his country has been emptying its prisons of tens of thousands of criminals since at least August to fill it up with journalists, lawyers and judges who may or may not have been connected to the failed coup attempt against him, as was widely reported by the New York Times, among many others. Erdogan, who displays a pathological obsession with Egypt and cannot let a week go by without mentioning its name, said in an interview with Saudi television channel Rotana Khalejia on Sunday that while “It is very useful to have trade tries with Egypt,” that he does not “accept communication on my level and consider this unethical.” Egypt’s foreign ministry spokesperson declined to comment on “such statements that the Turkish president does not get tired of,” Ahram Online reported.