Türkiye in Libya | News & Discussion

[hyperman]

That map makes any pipeline of "oil" to from Israel to Greece basically impossible as neither countries will approve any pipeline from Israel. It therefore makes any energy hub in Israel economically non-viable given the need to off-load and on-load energy supplies, versus natural gas pipelines that can flow from the middle east to Türkiye..

So, they continue either via the Red Sea and the Suez Canal as per now, or go via Türkiye. Even Egypt is not viable given the same "potential" off-load and on-load constraints ( I am not sure of Egypt's relationship status with Libya right now!.).

The short story of how Turkey’s maritime deal with Libya got ratified by the HoR:


Libya’s House of Representatives has ratified the 2019 Turkey-Libya maritime MoU. A major diplomatic blow to Greece, a real setback for the Israel-Greece-Cyprus energy axis, and a clear win for Ankara.

Behind it: Saddam Haftar, who has built close ties with Ankara, has been centralizing power in eastern Libya. Al-Salhin Abdulnabi al-Obeidi, who replaced Aguila Saleh as speaker (7 Oct 2026), used to chair the Turkey-Libya Friendship Committee. Six years of Saleh blocking the deal ended the moment he was out. Not a coincidence.

Also notable: Turkish intelligence chief İbrahim Kalın visited Tripoli for talks with senior security officials right as the Benghazi parliament was reviewing the ratification. Timing speaks for itself.

 

[Feroze]

Yup, Libya used to be an Ottoman province.