Türkiye reiterating its determination to support Libya: Top Turkish official

By Faruk Zorlu

ANKARA (AA) - Türkiye is reiterating its determination to support Libya in the international arena, the country’s communications director stressed on Friday.

"The state and people of the Republic of Türkiye will continue to stand by Libya and the Libyans," Fahrettin Altun said at the Tripoli Communications Forum held in the Libyan capital Tripoli.

Türkiye and Libya have set up their "real games in line with their own interests," Altun said.

Both countries are taking steps to strengthen their historical, geographical, political, military, economic, and cultural ties, one after the other, he added.

With a common will and determination, they will not tolerate any attempt seeking to harm cooperation and solidarity between the two countries, he said.

Praising Libya's attitude toward Türkiye, he said: "Our Libyan brothers know very well that the intentions of Türkiye, which has no hidden agenda against Tripoli, are sincere."

Turning to social media-based operations, Altun said that the US Pentagon used social media platforms for its secret propaganda campaigns in many countries, including Iran, Yemen, Afghanistan, Iraq, and Syria.

Pointing to disinformation campaigns directed against Türkiye, he said it has been revealed that Twitter is "directly interfering in the domestic policies of countries. (Yet) Twitter takes no action against accounts that produce terrorist propaganda against Türkiye."

It was not clear if Altun was referring to Twitter before billionaire Elon Musk took over the platform in late October or the months since, which have been marked by sweeping changes.

Türkiye is the country that is the most affected by systematic disinformation campaigns, Altun said.

He added, moreover: "The Libyan state and people, as well as Turkish-Libyan relations, have (suffered) their share of disinformation campaigns and attacks.”