Ankara likens Somalia to Syria, using military power to enhance its economic influence - Nordic Monitor

Ankara likens Somalia to Syria, using military power to enhance its economic influence - Nordic Monitor

Levent Kenez/Stockholm Turkey is intensifying its political, economic and military involvement in Somalia, with a recent debate in the Turkish Parliament drawing a deliberate parallel between the country’s approach to the Horn of Africa and its long-term strategy in Syria: establishing security and enabling Turkish business to follow. During a meeting of parliament’s Foreign Affairs Committee on July 17, Deputy Foreign Minister Nuh Yılmaz highli…