Recep Tayyip Erdogan, the Turkish prime minister, has urged Muammar Gaddafi to "immediately" cede power and leave the country, ramping up international pressure on the embattled Libyan leader. "We wish that the Libyan leader pulls out from Libya and cedes power immeditately - for himself and for the future of his country - without causing more bloodshed, tears and destruction," Erdogan told reporters in Istanbul on Tuesday.
"Taking this step has become inevitable to prevent further suffering," he said.
Erdogan said Gaddafi had ignored calls for change from the Libyan people and instead preferred "blood, tears and pressure'' against his own people.His comments followed Turkey's closure of its embassy in Tripoli on Monday in the wake of weekend attacks on Western missions.
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