The Turkish expert in international relations, Mehmet Ozkan, told our source today, Monday, that “the return of all Turkish companies to work in Libya is an important matter, but simply now Turkish companies have turned to alternative trade and investments in many countries, including Africa, so I do not think that it has the same importance as in the past.”
For his part, Ozkan added that with regard to Turkey’s economic interests in Libya, it is more geopolitical than economic. However, if Libya stabilizes, it is likely that there will be a clear economic relationship between the two countries.
Ozkan explained, for his part, that “it is difficult to know whether the new Turkish government, if it wins the presidential elections, will cooperate economically with Libya because we do not know who will win the elections. I think Erdogan will continue, but we will know only on the 14th of May.”
