{"id":70664,"date":"2025-08-26T14:55:43","date_gmt":"2025-08-26T14:55:43","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/defensenews\/uncategorized\/2025\/08\/26\/turkish-warships-benghazi-port-call-cements-new-tack-on-libya\/"},"modified":"2026-08-08T01:24:00","modified_gmt":"2026-08-08T01:24:00","slug":"turkish-warships-benghazi-port-call-cements-new-tack-on-libya","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/defensenews\/global\/mideast-africa\/2025\/08\/26\/turkish-warships-benghazi-port-call-cements-new-tack-on-libya\/","title":{"rendered":"Turkish warship\u2019s Benghazi port call cements new tack on Libya"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">ISTANBUL \u2014 Turkish corvette K\u0131nal\u0131ada made a landmark visit to <a href=\"https:\/\/www.defensenews.com\/global\/mideast-africa\/2025\/04\/15\/saddam-haftars-visit-to-ankara-marks-shift-in-turkeys-libya-policy\/\" target=\"_self\" rel=\"\" title=\"https:\/\/www.defensenews.com\/global\/mideast-africa\/2025\/04\/15\/saddam-haftars-visit-to-ankara-marks-shift-in-turkeys-libya-policy\/\">Libya<\/a> with port calls in both Tripoli and Benghazi this month, the first time a Turkish Navy warship has visited the country\u2019s rival power centers in a single deployment.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">According to the Turkish Ministry of Defence, K\u0131nal\u0131ada visited Tripoli port on August 17\u201318, 2025, where the crew held meetings with the senior Libyan defense officials.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The ministry noted that the visit was intended to conduct naval training missions with the Libyan Navy. Both sides discussed training matters and explored expanding military cooperation into other areas such as naval, air, and air defense. Following the visit, K\u0131nal\u0131ada carried out joint drills at sea with the Libyan Navy\u2019s fast attack craft Shafak.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">K\u0131nal\u0131ada\u2019s next stop was Benghazi on Aug. 20\u201321, 2025. There, Turkish and Libyan military delegations met, with the Turkish Ministry of National Defence represented by a team led by Maj. Gen. \u0130lkay Alt\u0131nda\u011f.<\/p>\n\n\n\t<aside class=\"smg-interstitial-link wp-block-smg-interstitial-link\">\n\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/defensenews\/global\/mideast-africa\/2025\/03\/14\/libya-where-us-and-russia-joust-could-test-trump-putin-vibes\/\" class=\"smg-interstitial-link__inner\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"smg-interstitial-link__media\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"300\" height=\"200\" src=\"https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/GettyImages-2200129644.jpg.jpg?w=300\" class=\"smg-interstitial-link__image wp-post-image\" alt=\"\" \/>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"smg-interstitial-link__content\">\n\t\t\t\t<span class=\"smg-interstitial-link__kicker\">Related<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"smg-interstitial-link__title\">Libya, where US and Russia joust, could test Trump-Putin vibes<\/h3>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"smg-interstitial-link__excerpt\">Libya has just had a training visit from a B-52 bomber as U.S. generals try to tempt local leaders to eject Russian forces.<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/a>\n\t<\/aside>\n\t\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The delegation paid a visit to Maj. Gen. Saddam Haftar, deputy commander of the Libyan National Army (LNA). During the talks, the parties discussed developing military and naval cooperation, as well as exchanging technical and technological expertise, under the banner of \u201cOne Libya, One Army.\u201d <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Haftar paid a return visit to K\u0131nal\u0131ada in Benghazi. According to a statement from his office, the visit underscored \u201cthe deep historical relations between the Libyan and Turkish naval forces, and the mutual commitment to developing them in a way that serves regional security and stability.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Serhat G\u00fcven\u00e7, an international relations professor at Kadir Has University in Istanbul, said the Benghazi port call signaled reconciliation between Turkey and Khalifa Haftar\u2019s camp, which had long been in competition with the Government of National Accord (GNA) previously supported by Ankara.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The visit marked the first time a Turkish naval vessel had entered a port under Haftar\u2019s control, where it engaged in joint passage exercises \u2014 a symbolic gesture that Turkey is no longer tied to one faction but open to relations with all of Libya.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">G\u00fcven\u00e7 pointed to reports that the Benghazi-based parliament, controlled by Haftar, may ratify the Memorandum of Understanding on maritime boundaries between Turkey and Libya, which was originally signed between Ankara and the GNA. Such a move would represent a direct extension of this reconciliation, institutionalizing cooperation on one of the most sensitive strategic issues between the two countries.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The visits to Tripoli and Benghazi mark the culmination of long-running diplomatic efforts. During Libya\u2019s civil war, Turkey backed the UN-recognized Government of National Accord (GNA) in Tripoli, clashing with Haftar\u2019s LNA. Turkish intervention in 2020 \u2014 through advisers, equipment, and drone support \u2014 enabled the GNA to repel Haftar\u2019s advance and recapture key areas, including al-Watiya airbase.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Turkey later sought to bridge Libya\u2019s divide, beginning with its participation in the 5+5 Joint Military Commission meetings in December 2021, followed by a second round in April 2024, and subsequent technical delegation visits that laid the groundwork for closer dialogue. Building on this process, Lt. Gen. Saddam Khalifa Haftar, commander of the LNA Ground Forces, visited Ankara at the invitation of the Turkish Land Forces commander, marking a pivotal step toward military dialogue. Haftar returned to Turkey in July during the IDEF 2025 defense exhibition, where he met with Defense Minister Ya\u015far G\u00fcler.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Over time, Turkey may position itself as a supplier of defense equipment for the unified Libya. With Libya likely to require rearmament and restructuring of its armed forces if a unified government takes hold, the visit also pitched the TCG K\u0131nal\u0131ada vessel as a showcase for Turkey\u2019s Ada-class corvettes. <\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The visit marked the first time a Turkish naval vessel had entered a port under Gen. 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