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Turkey urges Gaddafi to leave power
Turkish Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdogan on Tuesday urged Libyan leader Muammar Gaddafi to step down and leave Libya.
"Muammar Gaddafi should take this historic step for Libya's territorial integrity and peace," Erdogan said at a press conference in Istanbul.
"A new term has begun in Libya's history. The words are over in the Libyan issue. What needs to be done at this point is that the Libyan leader pulls out from Libya and cedes power immediately," he said.
Erdogan's statement came a day after Turkey closed its embassy in Tripoli due to growing insecurity in the Libyan capital following the killing of Gaddafi's son and three grandchildren.
"Under current conditions, the best way is to return power to its genuine owners, the Libyan people. Libya is not the property of a single man or one family," Erdogan said.
He signaled that security could be provided to Gaddafi in a host country if he would take "this historic step."
"The grief of losing a child and grandchildren is most painful. We know Gaddafi is suffering this pain. We want to remind him that it is inevitable for him to take this step for Libyan people not to suffer the same pains," he said.
Describing the period which Libya is passing through as "very difficult", Erdogan said Turkey would continue to contribute to the Libyan people.
Appealing to the Libyan opposition, he said: "It is vital that your struggle, your suffering result in an outcome that would embrace the whole Libyan people."
Describing Turkey's stance on Libya as "humanitarian," Erdogan said Turkey was perfectly aware that some countries launched a smear campaign against Turkey that caused a misperception of the Turkish role among the rebels. "A kind of campaign was launched against Turkey in Libya which aimed at causing indignation among the dissidents through misinformation on Turkey's policies," he said.
"However, Turkey did not lose its cool-headedness and continued to follow a stable and consistent policy," he added.
Turkey urges Gaddafi to leave power
Turkish Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdogan on Tuesday urged Libyan leader Muammar Gaddafi to step down and leave Libya.
"Muammar Gaddafi should take this historic step for Libya's territorial integrity and peace," Erdogan said at a press conference in Istanbul.
"A new term has begun in Libya's history. The words are over in the Libyan issue. What needs to be done at this point is that the Libyan leader pulls out from Libya and cedes power immediately," he said.
Erdogan's statement came a day after Turkey closed its embassy in Tripoli due to growing insecurity in the Libyan capital following the killing of Gaddafi's son and three grandchildren.
"Under current conditions, the best way is to return power to its genuine owners, the Libyan people. Libya is not the property of a single man or one family," Erdogan said.
He signaled that security could be provided to Gaddafi in a host country if he would take "this historic step."
"The grief of losing a child and grandchildren is most painful. We know Gaddafi is suffering this pain. We want to remind him that it is inevitable for him to take this step for Libyan people not to suffer the same pains," he said.
Describing the period which Libya is passing through as "very difficult", Erdogan said Turkey would continue to contribute to the Libyan people.
Appealing to the Libyan opposition, he said: "It is vital that your struggle, your suffering result in an outcome that would embrace the whole Libyan people."
Describing Turkey's stance on Libya as "humanitarian," Erdogan said Turkey was perfectly aware that some countries launched a smear campaign against Turkey that caused a misperception of the Turkish role among the rebels. "A kind of campaign was launched against Turkey in Libya which aimed at causing indignation among the dissidents through misinformation on Turkey's policies," he said.
"However, Turkey did not lose its cool-headedness and continued to follow a stable and consistent policy," he added.
Turkey urges Gaddafi to leave power
