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Turkey's National Defense Minister Hulusi Akar and Chief of General Staff Gen. Yasar Guler on Friday met with Libyan Prime Minister Fayez al-Sarraj in Tripoli and discussed bilateral relations as well as military cooperation.  “I would…

Turkey's ambassador to France accused Paris of having a biased policy over Libya, turning a blind eye to suspected violations of a UN arms embargo by the United Arab Emirates and Egypt to the benefit of warlord Khalifa Haftar. "When one…

Turkey accused on Tuesday NATO ally France of trying to increase Russia's role in Libya, despite the fact that the alliance sees Moscow as a threat. “NATO sees Russia as a threat on the hand, but NATO ally France is trying to increase…

Turkey has criticized France's remarks on Ankara's support for the internationally recognised government in Libya, saying Paris aims to restore old colonial rule in Libya. These comments came days after French President Emmanuel Macron…

Turkey slammed on Tuesday French President Emmanuel Macron over his remarks criticizing Turkish policies in the Libya conflict. "French President Macron's description of the support of our country to the legitimate government of Libya in…

Turkish firms are discussing with Libya's Government of National Accord (GNA), methods of cooperation to meet the urgent need for electricity in the country, sending as a first step a powership to strengthen Libyan infrastructure and the…

France accused Turkey's Navy Force on Wednesday of acting in a "hostile and aggressive" manner towards its NATO allies to prevent them from enforcing a United Nations arms embargo on Libya. In a strongly-worded statement, France's…

Turkish Foreign Minister Mavlut Cavusoglu, Treasury and Finance Minister Berat Albayrak, Presidential Spokesperson İbrahim Kalın and National Intelligence Organization (MİT) chair Hakan Fidan visited Libya on June 17 for official meetings.…

The Turkish special presidential envoy to Libya, Emrullah Isler, has told Middle East Eye that Turkey sees head of Libya's Tobruk-based parliament Aquila Saleh Issa as a viable negotiations partner and wants him to represent the eastern…

Turkey and Libya’s internationally recognised government are discussing possible Turkish use of two military bases in the North African country, a Turkish source told Reuters on Monday. The source added that no final decisions have been…

Russia and Turkey have put off ministerial-level talks that were expected to focus on Libya and Syria, where the two countries support opposing sides in long-standing conflicts. Turkish Foreign Minister Mevlut Cavusoglu and his Russian…

Turkey's Foreign Minister dismissed Egypt's proposal for a ceasefire in Libya, saying the plan aimed to save Khalifa Haftar after the collapse of his 14-month military push to seize the capital. Egypt called for a ceasefire starting on…

The Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan said "some agreements" were reached with his US counterpart Donald Trump that could herald a "new era" in the conflict in Libya. Erdogan told state broadcaster TRT on Monday that after his call…

Turkey and Libya are preparing to advance cooperation in the Eastern Mediterranean, including search and drilling activities, to further benefit from natural resources, said the Turkish president Recep Tayyip Erdogan in a joint press…

Haftar’s air force chief Saqr Al-Jaroushi has vowed to target what he said "all Turkish positions and interests in Libya" by the largest aerial campaign in Libyan history. “You are about to see the largest aerial campaign in Libyan…

Turkey is going to consider elements of Libyan warlord Khalifa Haftar as a legitimate target if the country’s interests in Libya are targeted, the Turkish Foreign Ministry said on Sunday. Haftar’s attacks which targeted diplomatic…

Turkey on Friday sent medical supplies to Libya to help fight the novel coronavirus, which has infected 1.6 million people worldwide and claimed nearly 96,000 lives in 185 countries. "At the direction of President Recep Tayyip Erdogan as…

Several migrants attempting to cross from Turkey to Greece said that Greek security forces took their documents, money, phones and clothes before sending them back to Turkey in their underwear. Many media outlets have published videos…

Anadolu Agency has reported the chairman of the Turkey-Libya Council of the Foreign Economic Relations Board of Turkey (DEIK) on Thursday as saying that Turkish investors should harness Libya's $120 billion investment volume -- especially…

The Head of Libya's internationally recognised Government ofNational Accord, Fayez Al-Sarraj, has warned that Libya will face a financial crisis and budget deficit in 2020 because of a blockade of oil terminals and oil fields by groups…