Turkey

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Turkish drone kills 22 civilians in Somalia in failed counterterrorism operation

On the evening of March 18, airstrikes carried out by drones operated by Turkish troops stationed in Somalia killed 22 civilians, including children, in a small village on the outskirts of Afgoye district in Lower Shabelle. Among the victims, there were mainly women, young children and the elderly. In addition to the 22 deaths, 21 […]

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Somali president’s son flees Turkiye after killing courier

Somali president’s son crashed into a Turkish motorcycle courier on a busy highway in Istanbul on November 30. Mohamed Hassan Sheikh Mahamud was driving a diplomatic registered car even though he is not attached to the Somali embassy or holds no official role while in Turkiye. The victim, father of two young children, sole breadwinner, […]

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Erdogan’s Journey to Restructure Turkish Society

The Turkish nation has, for the first time since the founding of the republic in 1923, voted overwhelmingly and gave President Recep Tayyip Erdogan the mandate to continue his journey of restructuring Mustafa Kemal Ataturk’s century-old legacy in Turkey. But are fears about an Islamist agenda justifiable? Is a total break with the severe secularism […]

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Why Somali President Cannot Afford to Upset Turkey

Somali President Hassan Sheikh Mohamud returned from a five-day visit to Turkey on July 8 for an initially planned “two-day visit” after he received an invitation from Turkey. Similarly, he had announced a two-day visit to Abu Dhabi on June 19, a murky visit that also lasted five days. These sloppily arranged visits, if carried […]

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Turkey and Egypt renew diplomatic ties

Turkey and Egypt have resumed diplomatic contacts for the first time since their relationship broke in 2013 after the dismissal of Egyptian President Mohamed Morsi. “Contacts at the diplomatic level have started with Egypt,” Turkish Foreign Minister Mevlüt Cavusoglu said on March 12, quoted by the Turkish state press agency Anadolu. Ankara has multiplied in […]

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Turkey Hands Over Military Base To Somalia

The Turkish government has announced that it has handed over a training camp for the Somali National Army to Somalia. A statement from the Turkish Ministry of Defense said that a training center built by Turkey in Mogadishu has been handed over to the Somali government. Relations between Ankara and the Horn of Africa country […]

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