The Turkish military intervention in Libya is mainly interpreted as an attempt to secure access to resources and maritime boundaries in the Eastern Mediterranean as part of its Blue Homeland Doctrine (Turkish: Mavi Vatan), especially following the ratification of the Libya–Turkey maritime deal.
What is the deal between Turkey and Libya?
Turkey and the Government of National Accord (GNA) of Libya signed a Maritime Boundary Treaty in order to establish an Exclusive economic zone in the Mediterranean Sea, which meant that they could claim rights to ocean bed resources.
What conflicts is Turkey involved in?
Other conflicts and crises involving Turkey
- Chanak Crisis 1922.
- Turkey during World War II 1945.
- Turkish Straits crisis 1946-1947.
- Cuban Missile Crisis 1962.
- Greece-Turkey Imia/Kardak conflict, 1995.
- 2017 Iraqi–Kurdish conflict.
- Turkish military intervention in the Second Libyan Civil War.
- Aegean dispute.
