{"id":122885,"date":"2026-05-09T22:21:57","date_gmt":"2026-05-09T19:21:57","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/warsom.com\/wararka\/?p=122885"},"modified":"2026-05-09T23:04:26","modified_gmt":"2026-05-09T20:04:26","slug":"122885","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/warsom.com\/wararka\/2026\/05\/122885\/","title":{"rendered":"A Grant Agreement to Provide Support to Somalia Has Been Approved or Implemented by the Turkish Parliament."},"content":{"rendered":"

Turkey\u2019s parliament has approved a grant-in-kind support agreement with Somalia, with lawmakers expressing their support for Ankara\u2019s expanding economic, security and development cooperation with Somalia.<\/p>\n

During the debates in the Turkish parliament during the approval of the agreement, lawmakers from across the political spectrum discussed Turkey\u2019s growing role in Somalia, where Ankara has become the country\u2019s largest investor and strategic partner over the past decades.<\/p>\n

Bursa MP Cemalettin Kani Torun from the New Path Party said that Turkey\u2019s exports to Somalia have reached $273 million, while direct investment by Turkish companies has exceeded $100 million.<\/p>\n

\u201cThese figures did not come about by themselves,\u201d Torun said. \u201cThey are the fruits of long-term, multifaceted efforts.\u201d<\/p>\n

Torun rejected accusations that Turkey\u2019s intervention in Somalia was related to \u201carms-length\u201d or colonialism, saying Ankara\u2019s relations with Mogadishu were based on mutual interests and shared success.<\/p>\n

He also noted the growing importance of the Horn of Africa, arguing that Turkey\u2019s activities in Somalia, from trade to energy exploration, were contributing to regional stability and reducing foreign interference.<\/p>\n

Nationalist Movement Party (MHP) lawmaker Kamil Ayd\u0131n said that instability and piracy in Somalia and the Gulf of Aden had long been a threat to shipping lanes and international trade.<\/p>\n

Ayd\u0131n said Turkey had played an active role in international agreements supporting Somalia\u2019s peace, security and economic development.<\/p>\n

\u201cTurkey has succeeded in taking important bilateral, regional and international steps with Somalia,\u201d Ayd\u0131n said.<\/p>\n

Meanwhile, opposition lawmakers criticized parts of Ankara\u2019s foreign policy and foreign aid spending, with MP Ayy\u00fcce T\u00fcrke\u015f of the Good Party (IP) questioning Turkey\u2019s support pledges at a time when the country is facing economic challenges at home.<\/p>\n

The deputy chairwoman of the ruling AK Party\u2019s parliamentary group, Leyla \u015eahin Usta, defended Turkey\u2019s Africa policy, describing it as one based on \u201cfriendship and brotherhood.\u201d<\/p>\n

\u201cTurkey is here for Africa to build and rebuild,\u201d Usta said, adding that cooperation with Somalia has strengthened development and local ownership on the continent.<\/p>\n

The agreement was finally approved after parliamentary debate, and the session was also attended by Somalia\u2019s ambassador to Ankara, Fathudin Ali Mohamed.<\/p>\n

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Turkey\u2019s parliament has approved a grant-in-kind support agreement with Somalia, with lawmakers expressing their support for Ankara\u2019s expanding economic, security and development cooperation with Somalia. During the debates in the Turkish parliament during the approval of the agreement, lawmakers from across the political spectrum discussed Turkey\u2019s growing role in Somalia, where Ankara has become the […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":3,"featured_media":122883,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[37,56],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-122885","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-dhacdoyinka-caalamka","category-english"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/warsom.com\/wararka\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/122885","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/warsom.com\/wararka\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/warsom.com\/wararka\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/warsom.com\/wararka\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/3"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/warsom.com\/wararka\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=122885"}],"version-history":[{"count":3,"href":"https:\/\/warsom.com\/wararka\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/122885\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":122898,"href":"https:\/\/warsom.com\/wararka\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/122885\/revisions\/122898"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/warsom.com\/wararka\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/122883"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/warsom.com\/wararka\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=122885"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/warsom.com\/wararka\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=122885"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/warsom.com\/wararka\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=122885"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}