Turkey Agrees to Support Somali Navy

Turkey Agrees to Support Somali Navy

 Source: The American Enterprise Institute’s Critical Threats published on 8 August 2024 an analysis titled “Turkey Prepares to Ship Out to Somalia” by Liam Karr and Lilya Yatim.

Turkey has agreed to deploy an unspecified number of naval forces to Somalia to build the Somali navy’s capacity.  This will improve Somalia’s ability to compete with Ethiopia’s goal to develop a naval base in Somaliland.  The Somali-Turkish naval agreement could also complicate Ankara’s relations with Addis Ababa and give added incentive for the UAE to strengthen relations with Ethiopia.