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Türkiye’s disinformation watchdog on Wednesday dismissed social media claims that Ankara is destabilizing the Eastern Mediterranean as “open disinformation,” hours after Israel’s Foreign Ministry condemned a Libyan decision to ratify a maritime jurisdiction memorandum with Türkiye.
The Center for Combating Disinformation (DMM), which operates under Türkiye’s Communications Directorate, said on X that posts targeting the Türkiye-Libya Maritime Jurisdiction Areas Agreement were aimed at manipulating the public.
It did not name the Israeli ministry in its text, but its graphic reproduced the ministry’s post, marked with a large red X.
In its post on X, Israel’s Foreign Ministry said it “strongly condemns” the decision of the Libyan House of Representatives to ratify the memorandum.
It argued that the agreement “infringes upon the sovereign rights of our close allies in the region,” without naming those allies.
The ministry added that it regretted seeing Türkiye “once again” working to destabilize the Eastern Mediterranean.
The DMM said the agreement was signed by two sovereign states to protect their legitimate rights.
It said the deal went through the parties’ approval processes and took effect in line with international law and principles of equity.
The center said groups that try to turn the Eastern Mediterranean into a zone of conflict, and that make unlawful claims over maritime areas where they are not a party, are trying to cover up their own violations by targeting Türkiye.
It said Türkiye, “as always and everywhere,” favors peace, stability and fairness in the region. It urged the public not to trust what it called baseless claims aimed at the legitimate agreements of sovereign states.
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The Türkiye-Libya maritime arrangement dates to November 2019, when Ankara signed a memorandum with Libya’s then Tripoli-based government.
The deal has long been contested by Greece, Cyprus and Egypt, which say it ignores the rights of Greek islands and overlaps with their own maritime claims.
Libya’s rival institutions, including the House of Representatives, which sits in the country’s east, have been at odds over the arrangement for years.
The two statements describe the document differently. The DMM refers to an “agreement,” while the Israeli post calls it a “memorandum.” Neither statement gives the date of the Libyan vote or details of the legislative decision.
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