Politics
Erdogan defends Libya maritime deal, vows Turkey will not yield eastern Mediterranean rights
October 26, 2026 at 07:28 PM · Updated 1h ago
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MAMasrawy
أردوغان: احترموا إرادتنا وليبيا ولا تقصونا من ترتيبات شرق المتوسط
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SNSky News Arabia
أردوغان يرد على انتقادات أوروبية لاتفاق ليبيا البحري
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AJAl Jazeera Arabic
أردوغان: لن نتنازل عن حقوقنا في شرق المتوسط وعلى الساعين لإقصائنا احترام إرادتنا
(opens the publisher’s site)Turkish President Erdogan rejected European criticism of Libya's ratification of the 2019 maritime boundary agreement, vowing Turkey will not give up its eastern Mediterranean rights.
- Libya's eastern-based House of Representatives ratified the 2019 Turkey-Libya maritime boundary agreement on October 20.
- Erdogan said the European Union's reactions "lack any legitimate basis" and Turkey will not concede its rights in the eastern Mediterranean.
- The European Union and Greece rejected the ratification, saying it violates other states' sovereign rights and international law.
- Egyptian Foreign Minister Badr Abdelatty renewed Cairo's rejection, stating the ratification holds no legal effect for Egypt.
- Erdogan urged the European Union to respect the joint will of Ankara and Tripoli and warned against excluding Turkey from eastern Mediterranean arrangements.
- Israel and Cyprus joined Egypt, Greece, and the European Union in rejecting the Libya-Turkey maritime agreement ratification.