Turkey's top officials: A new regime should be established in Libya : LA IMC

Libyan National Transitional Council Chairman Mustafa Abdul Jalil had separate meetings with Prime Minister Erdogan, President Gul and Foreign Minister Davutoglu, Ankara, 23 May 2011

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Turkey’s top officials: A new regime should be established in Libya

[propaganda alert]

compiled by Cem Ertür

25 May 2011

1) President Gul: A new regime should be established in Libya (23 May 2011)

2) Foreign Minister Davutoglu: We see the National Transitional Council as the legitimate representative of the Libyan people (23 May 2011)

3) Prime Minister Erdogan: A new era has started in the history of Libya (3 May 2011)

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“There is no room anymore for the old administration in Libya. A new regime needs to established in the shortest possible time, which is free of oppression.” [1]

[Turkey’s President Abdullah Gul, meeting with Libyan National Transitional Council Chairman Mustafa Abdul Jalil, Ankara, 23 May 2011]

“Gaddafi needs to step down to lead the way for a comprehensive political transition. [2] We see the NTC [National Transitional Council] as the legitimate and respected representative of the Libyan people.” [3]

[Turkey’s Foreign Minister Ahmet Davutoglu, joint press conference with Libyan National Transitional Council Chairman Mustafa Abdul Jalil, Ankara, 23 May 2011]

“A new era has started in the history of Libya.We are lost for words in the Libyan question. What is needed to be done at this juncture by Muammar Qaddafi who stills holds the power in Tripoli is to step down immediately by fulfilling his historic responsibility as well as his humane and conscientious responsibility.” [4]

[Turkey’s Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdogan, press statement on Libya, Istanbul, 3 May 2011]

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from the archives:

http://www.setimes.com/cocoon/setimes/xhtml/en_GB/newsbriefs/setimes/newsbriefs/2011/03/27/nb-03

Izmir base to become a centre of NATO operations in Libya

Southeast European Times, 27 March 2011

The command-and-control centre for NATO's air campaign to enforce a no-fly zone over Libya will be located at the alliance's base in the province of Izmir in western Turkey, NATO spokesperson Col. Geoffrey Booth told a press conference in Brussels on Friday (March 25th). Turkish Foreign Minister Ahmet Davutoglu announced late Thursday that his country's concerns about the mission in the northern African country had been resolved and the government would join the international coalition that is intervening in the Libyan crisis.

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notes:

[1] Turkey-Libya-Turkish president meets Libyan opposition head

Anadolu Agency, 23 May 2011

http://www.aa.com.tr/index.php?option=com_haber&popup=hayrinti&haber_id=195486

[2] Turkish FM says Gaddafi has to step down for Libyan peace

Anadolu Agency, 23 May 2011

http://www.aa.com.tr/en/gaddafi-has-to-step-down-for-libyan-peace.html

[3] Turkey warms up ties with Libyan rebels

Hürriyet Daily News, 23 May 2011

http://www.hurriyetdailynews.com/n.php?n=turkey-warms-up-ties-with-libyan-rebels--2011-05-23

[4] Press statement by H.E. Recep Tayyip Erdoğan, the Prime Minister of the Republic of Turkey on Libya, 3 May 2011