The real benefit of the Turkish base in Somalia

[AbdiGeedi]

It just struck me that the main benefit of having the base is to protect Mogadishu from the foreign take-over. Any nation would think twice before embarking on such a mission. If Mogadishu stands, Somalia stands in the international community's eyes. I think the Turks did it genuinely to help us to train the Somali army. But, the side effect is Ethiopia and Kenya can't crash Mogadishu now. Turkey kicked France, Italy, Egypt and the UAE in the nuts in Libya by taking over the Libyan capital, Tripoli. I don't think habasha and bantu will dare now to strong-arm Mogadishu.

 

[Reformed J]

Main benefit is to protect Mogadishu from foreign takeover while taking it over themselves?

 

[AbdiGeedi]

Turkey is too far away. I am talking about our usual neighborhood hyenas, Ethiopia and Kenya. We can throw into the mix the UAE/Saudi Arabia too.

 

[CaliTedesse]

Can't compare Libyan geopolitics to the Mogadishu one. Too farfetched.

 

[BenInHer]

Turkey before arriving too somalia. Had no connection too maadow africa. We granted them access too promote and network themselves further enriching them

Its a win win. Don't cut somalia short.
We don't owe them the moon as some aee it.

 

[Mehdi Hassan]

Can't compare Libyan geopolitics to the Mogadishu one. Too farfetched.

Honestly Gulf Arabs make for better friends.

 

[CaliTedesse]

Turkey before arriving too somalia. Had no connection too maadow africa. We granted them access too promote and network themselves further enriching them

Its a win win. Don't cut somalia short.
We don't owe them the moon as some aee it.

Dude Turks were in many African countries giving charity and learning the population Turkish before even moving to Somalia in 2011.

 

[Reformed J]

Turkey is too far away. I am talking about our usual neighborhood hyenas, Ethiopia and Kenya. We can throw into the mix the UAE/Saudi Arabia too.

Lol Turkey colonized Somalia in the past, Zeila was theirs for hundreds of years. They've come back to get all of Somalia.

 

[Mehdi Hassan]

Lol Turkey colonized Somalia in the past, Zeila was theirs for hundreds of years. They've come back to get all of Somalia.

They used to be our trading partners.

 

[Ayubi]

Honestly Gulf Arabs make for better friends.

Wtf did the Gulf Arabs do for us?

Undermine our unity
prevent drilling our oil
Funds terrorism in our country
Told the US to stop supporting Somalia
Called Somali nationalism a “Cancer” during the Ogaden war and always backstabbing us

@Mehdi Hassan You really don’t know what your talking about

 

[Reformed J]

They used to be our trading partners.

Ottomans owned Zeila for over 300 years until the British took it from them

 

[CaliTedesse]

 

[CaliTedesse]

Ottomans owned Zeila for over 300 years until the British took it from them

Berbera too

 

[AbdiGeedi]

Turkey before arriving too somalia. Had no connection too maadow africa. We granted them access too promote and network themselves further enriching them

Its a win win. Don't cut somalia short.
We don't owe them the moon as some aee it.

We should learn from Tunisia and Algeria on how to conduct ourselves as an independent country. They don't bootyclap for the Turks, but cooperate strategically with them for everybody's benefit.

The Turkish arms are getting traction now for being modern and reliable. It is another win for us if Somalia and Turkey decide to take cooperation to the next level.

 

[Reformed J]

Berbera too

The whole north coast up to the cape guardafui

 

[BenInHer]

Dude Turks were in many African countries giving charity and learning the population Turkish before even moving to Somalia in 2011.

President Uhuru Kenyatta visited Turkey in April 2014. The second meeting of the Turkey-Kenya Joint Economic Commission

 

[CaliTedesse]

The whole north coast up to the cape guardafui

But I don't think they ruled it directly more like vassal cities

 

[Ayubi]

The whole north coast up to the cape guardafui

Fake news with no evidence

 

[Reformed J]

Fake news with no evidence

Anglo-Ethiopian Relations, 1869 to 1906

"This book examines the dynamics of Anglo-Ethiopian relations covering the period from 1869 to 1906. It makes a comprehensive study of the factors that shaped the British policy in Ethiopia such as the British interests in the Red Sea and Egypt, and Ethiopian victory on Egypt and Italy in 1889...

books.google.ca

Cope harder

 

[AbdiGeedi]

After watching these riots in the US and the government being absent in the face of the lootings, it just dawned on me that nothing is for sure in life, especially in Africa. Things can go to shit quickly. What is there to say that one day Ethiopia could plunge into chaos and give birth to their version of Siad Barre who decides to make Somalia disappear? Having the Turks by our side is an insurance for our future.