Erdoğan criticises EU reaction to Libya agreement

Speaking after a cabinet meeting, President Erdoğan argued that the EU’s reaction to the Libya agreement had no legitimate basis.

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Mirat Haber

27/10/2026 11:39

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President Erdoğan criticised the European Union’s reaction to the Libya agreement in remarks after a cabinet meeting. According to Bloomberg HT, Erdoğan argued that the reaction had no legitimate basis. His remarks also addressed press freedom and critical voices.

Key points from the remarks

Erdoğan spoke after a cabinet meeting.
Bloomberg HT highlighted Erdoğan’s criticism of the EU’s reaction to the Libya agreement.
Diken reported Erdoğan’s statement that they had no problem with press freedom or critical voices.

What did Erdoğan say about the Libya agreement?

Erdoğan argued that the European Union’s reaction to the Libya agreement had no legitimate basis. Highlighted in Bloomberg HT’s headline, this assessment reflects the president’s view of the EU’s position. The judgment about legitimacy is reported as Erdoğan’s statement, not as an independent legal finding.

What the remarks mean for those following the Libya debate

For those following the debate over the Libya agreement, the central point is Erdoğan’s opposition to the European Union’s reaction. The key distinction in the reporting is between a fact about the agreement and a political figure’s assessment of the response to it.

In his message to the domestic public, press freedom and criticism also featured prominently. In the remarks reported by Diken, Erdoğan said they had no problem with press freedom or critical voices. This, too, is a statement of the president’s own position rather than an independent assessment of the state of press freedom.