Is leaving? No, on the contrary, we are returning to Libya stronger than before 2011.
There is some allegations by media organizations from UAE and Russia. In reality, the situation is very different, technical equipment activities continue for Libya.
Military training continues both in Turkey military academies and in Libya.
Turkey also began to support Libya's one of the largest development project under the leadership of the Misrata Free Zone administration. With this giant logistics plan, Libya will be a very valuable trade route for sub-Saharan countries, especially Chad and Mali. Turkish businessmen continue their investments.
While the French intervention in Libya started, Turkey was the first country that took the greatest economic damage.
While bombs were raining on Libyan cities, we were trying to rescue 50,000 civilians. Dozens of infrastructure, residential and industrial projects were left unfinished. There was an economic loss of tens of billions of dollars. Fortunately, we're approaching that level again.
Vatiyye Air Base and Misrata Naval Base, on the other hand, continue their existence against the sabotage of the political solution and the resumption possibility of military action against Tripoli.
Turkish AEW-C and intelligence aircrafts, frigates
continue their ceasefire inspection and routine flights on the Libyan coast. The future of the Turkish military presence here will be decided after the elections planned to be held at the end of this year. Libya belongs to the Libyan people. Not to the foreign generals or the putschists.
The truth is that thanks to the support of Turkey,
military putschists were unable to occupy Tripoli for more than 1 year and eventually withdrew. Moreover, all their military organizations collapsed in such a way that they retreated 500 kilometers east in 10 days.
Mass graves are still being discovered in the surrounding towns of Tripoli, where the murdered people are thrown. You can also follow these developments in Amnesty International reports. Mine clearance activities continued for months. We witnessed all of Wagner's brutality one by one.
When the Tripoli occupation was not possible, the parties returned to the table again. This opened a democratic path not only to the west of Libya but also to the east. As a result, the
installation of a transitional government was established and Thanks to God, the names in this transitional government are fully right choices which Turkey wants. The transitional government also received the vote of confidence last month and thus all these democratic efforts paved the way for national elections.
Meanwhile, some LNA commanders who were declared
war criminals by the international criminal court began to be mysteriously killed. This may mean the destruction of evidence and witnesses, it should be discussed in detail.
Of course, some may want to reflect some tactical developments in the field as big events. But if you look at the strategic level
Turkey has reached all the goals it wants politically and economically. The last goal will be reached with the completion of the elections.
