Libya in Egyptian-Turkish Relations After 2011

Abstract

The research aimed to address the Libyan events and their impact on Egyptian-Turkish relations after 2011. The foreign policies of Egypt and Turkey differed towards the Libyan crisis and their reactions also differed. Therefore, the research relied on the descriptive analytical approach, the historical approach and the decision-making approach. From this, the researcher reached a set of results, the most important of which are: The Turkish decision-making process in intervening in Libya did not take a long time and many deliberations between the president and parliament. Likewise, the reaction of civil society organizations and political parties did not have an impact in obstructing the decision-making process. This shows us the dominance of the Justice and Development Party over the Turkish decision represented by the executive and legislative authorities. The course of Egyptian-Libyan relations in light of the so-called Arab Spring has been affected by several factors and variables related to the repercussions of the so-called "Arab Spring itself", as well as traditional issues in the relations between the two countries. However, it seems that the most influential factors are those related to the changes resulting from the two revolutions; the issue of the remnants of the Libyan regime present in Egypt, the instability of the two political regimes after the revolution, and Egypt's position on the Libyan revolution are the factors that most influence the relations between the two countries at this stage.