# Can Türkiye’s Libya breakthrough reshape Eastern Mediterranean diplomacy?

https://mins.news/en/item/120222

- Al Jazeera, 2026-10-29 05:29 UTC
- Politics
- Original: https://www.aljazeera.com/news-analysis/2026/10/29/can-turkiyes-libya-breakthrough-reshape-eastern-mediterranean-diplomacy?traffic_source=rss

> Türkiye has won support from former adversaries after eastern Libya’s parliament approved the 2019 maritime agreement between Ankara and the Tripoli-based government. Türkiye has also proposed a maritime boundary deal with Egypt, while Greece, Cyprus and Egypt say the existing agreement infringes on their sovereign rights.

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