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Turkish Foreign Minister Ahmet Davutoglu, left, speaks to Vice-Chairman of the Executive Board of the Libyan National Transitional Congress Ali al-Issawi, right, during a news conference after their meeting in the rebel-held Benghazi, Libya, Sunday, July 3, 2011. - AP Photo
ISTANBUL: Turkey cut its diplomatic ties with Muammar Qadhafi’s Libyan government and recalled its ambassador, the Turkish Official Gazette reported over the weekend.
The move came after Turkish Foreign Minister Ahmet Davutoglu visited the eastern rebel stronghold of Benghazi on Sunday and pledged $200 million in aid to the rebel Transitional National Council.
It was time for leader Muammar Qadhafi to leave Libya, Davutoglu said, declaring the rebel National Council “a legitimate representative of the Libyan people.”
