Tag: Türkiye

Türkiye is set to accelerate hydrocarbon exploration in April, deploying its growing fleet of drillships for new wells in the Black Sea and off the coast of Somalia. The campaign includes the first drilling abroad by the newly acquired Çağrı Bey, underscoring Ankara’s push to boost energy independence and expand international energy cooperation.

Ambassadors from Saudi Arabia, Türkiye and Sudan left Mogadishu on 17 January 2026 to attend the Northeast Somalia President’s inauguration, underscoring rising foreign support for Somalia’s federal state-building.

Somalia and Türkiye move to fast-track implementation of key security and maritime agreements signed in 2024.

Türkiye has rejected Israel’s reported recognition of Somaliland, reaffirming Somalia’s sovereignty and territorial unity and warning that legitimizing separatism could destabilize the Horn of Africa.