Somalia and Turkey celebrated the 104th anniversary of Victory Day in Mogadishu, with the commemoration reflecting the strengthening ties between the two countries.
The Commander of the Somali National Army has arrived in Ankara, where he will hold meetings with Turkish officials and officials to discuss strengthening defense cooperation,
A Turkish delegation and fishing companies met with Mogadishu Port Authority to discuss accelerating the fisheries cooperation project agreed between the two countries.
A Turkish deep-sea drillship has anchored off Mogadishu, launching Somalia’s maiden offshore oil exploration project. Officials hail the 7,500-meter operation as a transformative step toward economic independence and regional stability.
The Embassy of the Federal Republic of Somalia in Ankara has lodged a formal criminal complaint against Turkish social media user Umut Çağrı Sarı, citing a pattern of fabricated claims about Somali diplomats and institutions. The complaint, filed with the Ankara Chief Public Prosecutor’s Office on March 17, 2026, invokes articles of the Turkish Penal Code related to defamation, incitement to hatred, and public dissemination of misleading information.
The Federal Republic of Somalia has expressed profound solidarity with Qatar and Turkey following a helicopter crash that resulted in the loss of seven lives while the crew was performing their duty.
