Turkey trains a bigger Somali commando force to protect a government under pressure
Levent Kenez/Stockholm Somalia has for the first time sent an entire brigade of its elite Gorgor commandos to Turkey for ...
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Turkey’s Somalia funding sparks transparency, corruption debate amid economic strain
Levent Kenez/Stockholm A newly enacted $30 million grant agreement between Turkey and Somalia has brought renewed scrutiny to a long-running ...
Erdogan government accused of civilian deaths in Somalia conflict
Levent Kenez/Stockholm Somalia’s South West State, a semi-autonomous federal member state, has accused the federal government of deploying Turkish-trained forces ...
Turkey extends naval mission off Somalia, granting Erdogan broad authority over scope and timing
Levent Kenez/Stockholm The Turkish Parliament on Tuesday approved a one-year extension of the country’s naval deployment in the Gulf of ...
Turkish intelligence report warns of Somalia’s fragility as Ankara boosts military and economic role
Levent Kenez/Stockholm A recent report titled “A Multidimensional Partnership Model” released by Turkey’s National Intelligence Academy examining Turkey–Somali relations warns ...
Despite Turkish gov’t announcement, Somali president’s son, involved in fatal traffic accident, still hasn’t surrendered
Levent Kenez/Stockholm An auto accident involving the son of the Somali president, which led to the death of a motorcycle ...
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