page_title: Somalia–Turkey relations
section_title: Present-Day
hierarchical_section_title: Somalia–Turkey relations / Present-Day
caption_attribution_description: English: Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan and Somalia President Hassan Sheik Mohamud listen to their countries' national anthems following Erdogan's arrival at Aden Abdulle International Airport in Mogadishu on January 25, 2015. AMISOM Photo / Ilyas Ahmed
context_page_description: Somalia–Turkey relations are bilateral relations between Somalia and Turkey. The two nations are longstanding partners, engaging in close development cooperations. Somalia has an embassy in Ankara, and Turkey maintains an embassy in Mogadishu.
context_section_description: In 1969, Somalia and Turkey were among the founding members of the Organisation of Islamic Cooperation (OIC).
  Turkey originally maintained an embassy in Mogadishu, Somalia's capital, until the outbreak of the Somali Civil War in 1991. It subsequently discontinued operations due to security reasons.
  Over the ensuing interim period, the Turkish authorities continued relations with Somalia's newly established Transitional National Government and its successor the Transitional Federal Government through their non-resident diplomatic mission in Addis Ababa.
  Following a greatly improved security situation in Mogadishu in mid-2011, and a visit by then Turkish Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdoğan (the first by a non-African leader since George H. W. Bush's visit during New Year 1993), the Turkish government re-opened its foreign embassy with the intention of more effectively assisting in the post-conflict development process. It was among the first foreign administrations to resume formal diplomatic relations with Somalia after the civil war.
  The Federal Government of Somalia was later established on August 20, 2012, representing the first permanent central government in the country since the start of the conflict. The following month, Hassan Sheikh Mohamud was elected as the new government's first President. The election was welcomed by the Turkish authorities, who re-affirmed Turkey's continued support for Somalia's government, its territorial integrity and sovereignty.
  In January 2015, President of Somalia Mohamud and newly elected President of Turkey Erdoğan also inaugurated a number of new Turkish-built development projects in Mogadishu.
caption: Former Somali President Hassan Sheikh Mohamud welcomes Erdoğan in Mogadishu, 25 January 2015
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