Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan recently indicated that he will retire from politics at the end of his current term.
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Under Erdoğan, Turkey has seen periods of growth and stagnation.
Somalia’s president Hassan Sheikh Mohamud with Turkey’s president Recep Tayyip Erdogan in March 2024.
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All states have limited security capabilities and they generally prioritise them close to home. where it matters.
Somali soldiers at a military training given by the Turkish Armed Forces in Mogadishu.
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The persistence of the Al-Shabaab terror group has convinced Turkey it needs to provide more active military support in Somalia.
A man walks past heavily damaged and destroyed buildings in Kahramanmaras, southeastern Turkey, May 23, 2023.
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As Turkey is recovering from the most devastating earthquake in its recent history, a timely opportunity emerges to change how to reconstruct housing.