Turkey and the stormy waters of the Horn of Africa
Shaul Shay
(Senior research fellow at the International Institute for Counter-terrorism (ICT) at the Interdisciplinary Centre Herzliya and former deputy head of Israel’s National Security Council)
Copyright: @ 2024 Research Institute for European and American Studies (www.rieas.gr) Publication date: 27 July 2024
Note: The article reflects the opinion of the author and not necessarily the views of the Research Institute for European and American Studies
Turkey is a key ally and a major donor of the Somali government in efforts to rebuild the country after decades of conflict and famine. Turkey and Somalia signed a Defense and Economic Cooperation Framework Agreement in February 2024 during Somali defense and energy ministers visit to Ankara. Turkey will send an exploration vessel off the coast of Somalia and a naval task force to protect the Somali waters... Read more