Premijer Recep Tayyip Erdogan i njegova vlada su isprva oklijevali da zatvore vrata libijskom vlastodršcu Muammaru Gaddafiju, ali su se kasnije usuglasili po pitanju pridruživanja međunarodnoj intervenciji koja je za metu imala njegove vojne snage.
Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdogan and his government initially appeared reluctant to close the door on Libyan strongman Muammar Gaddafi, but later agreed to join an international intervention that targeted his military forces.