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Monday, July 04, 2011

Editorial: Turkey’s turnaround

"Editorial: Turkey’s turnaround

Ankara’s change of heart will probably provide a real boost to Libyan fighters

Probably no country has agonized over events in Libya as much as Turkey. Although a NATO member, Ankara was initially critical of the UN-sanctioned intervention by NATO warplanes — much to the anger of the opposition fighters at the time. On the other hand, it nevertheless sent six warships to help enforce the UN trade embargo of the Libyan regime and was opened-handed and generous in sending ferries to evacuate foreign nationals caught in Libya during the opening days of the conflict."

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