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After the illegal search and inspection of the Turkish-flagged merchant ship Roseline-A, Ankara pressed the button to determine the next steps both in the legal framework and in the field. A working group was formed with the participation of officials from the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and the Ministry of National Defense.
The first meeting focused mainly on legal and diplomatic processes. The legal procedure to be followed by the company to which the Roseline-A ship, which was forcibly detained from its cruise ship and whose personnel was treated as criminals, was discussed.
According to information obtained by NTV, the flag state of Turkey where the right to compensation in the meeting, the PUS command and the control of the country from which the stage of the operation was evaluated could claim compensation.
It was claimed that a criminal claim could be brought in addition to a compensation case, as the ship’s crew were deprived of their liberty. Furthermore, it was emphasized that since the crime was committed on a Turkish flagged ship, Turkish courts could be sued in the absence of those who committed the action.
According to the information obtained, military options were also discussed in the meeting, which was attended by senior names from the Naval Forces Command. Steps that can be taken in response to the passive attitude towards merchant ships carrying supplies to Haftar’s coup forces during Operation Irini were assessed. It was indicated that among the options, the frigates belonging to the Turkish navy located in the region, look for suspicious ships bound for Tobruk and Benghazi.
Faced with possible similar interventions against Turkish flag vessels that continue their commercial voyages to the region, the measures to be taken with Turkish warships and the escort tasks that would be carried out when necessary were evaluated.
Following an illegal search of the Turkish-flagged ship Roseline-A on November 22, diplomatic representatives from the EU, Italy and Germany were summoned to the Ministry of Foreign Affairs to protest the incident, and a letter was written to the United Nations. , NATO and the International Maritime Organization.
