Open AccessTurkey’s Position in the Libyan Crisis
Author(s) -
Emrah Kekilli,
Bilgehan Öztürk
Publication year - 2020
Publication title -
insight turkey
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.157
H-Index - 20
eISSN - 2564-7717
pISSN - 1302-177X
DOI - 10.25253/99.2020222.04
Subject(s) - political science , position (finance) , government (linguistics) , power (physics) , balance (ability) , political economy , economy , sociology , business , economics , physical medicine and rehabilitation , medicine , linguistics , philosophy , physics , finance , quantum mechanics
This paper discusses Turkey’s relations with Libya, especially after the latest ground-breaking and rapid developments that took place in Libya such as Khalifa Haftar’s attempt to invade Tripoli, the signing of two memoranda of understanding between Turkey and the Government of National Accord (GNA) and the dramatic change in the military situation of the country. It argues that Turkey’s military support changed the positions of many domestic and external actors in Libya by tilting the balance of power in favor of the GNA.