Turkey-Libya maritime deal is excessive and without legal basis - Yunus Emre Açıkgönül by Ahval published on 2019-12-19T14:48:26Z Yunus Emre Açıkgönül, former Turkish diplomat and expert on international maritime law, explained to Ahval editor David Lepeska why Turkey’s recent maritime deal with Libya is largely meaningless and how the post-coup purge of its foreign ministry has left Turkey with few legal experts in international affairs.