Erdoganova izjava uslijedila je dan nakon što je Turska privremeno zatvorila svoju ambasadu u Tripoliju i evakuirala njen personal u Tunis, iz sigurnosnih razloga, ali je ostavila otvoren svoj konzulat u Bengaziju, koji je pod kontrolom pobunjenika.
Erdogan's statement came a day after Turkey temporarily closed its embassy in Tripoli and evacuated its personnel to Tunisia, due to security reasons, but left its consulate in rebel-controlled Benghazi open.