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From Tripoli to Aleppo: Turkey pushes regional deals

Preventing the flow of illegal migrants to Europe from Libya was the main agenda of Friday’s meeting in Istanbul between Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan, Italian Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni and Libyan Prime Minister Abdul Hamid Dbeibah.

President Recep Tayyip Erdogan meets with Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni of Italy in Istanbul on Aug. 1, 2025.

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Things were pretty busy again this week, ending with a three-way summit on Friday between Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan, Italian Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni and Abdul Hamid Dbeibah, the head of Libya’s internationally recognized Tripoli-based government, as Ezgi Akin reported. 

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