Moreover, rival sides within the Turkish state all have different approaches to Turkey’s Libya policy. It still controls the largest territory in the war-torn North African country. But today Turco-Libyans are not on the same political side as Erdoğan, with many of them criticizing Turkey’s Libya policy. Egypt, Greece and France all strongly oppose Turkey’s military presence in Libya, while the UN and the European Union have warned Turkey to obey their arms embargo in Libya. But major Western countries including Britain, Germany and the US tolerate Ankara’s military presence in Libya to counter Russia’s armed groups in the North African country.

Source: Libya Today February 18, 2022 18:36 UTC