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Turkey’s Love Affair With Somalia

by Guest Blogger for John Campbell Wednesday, November 7, 2012

Turkey's PM Erdogan and Somalia's President Ahmed stand in front of their countries' national flags as they listen to the national anthems in Mogadishu 19/08/2011. (Stuart Price/AU-UN IST/Courtesy Reuters)

Turkey's PM Erdogan and Somalia's President Ahmed stand in front of their countries' national flags as they listen to the national anthems in Mogadishu 19/08/2011. (Stuart Price/AU-UN IST/Courtesy Reuters)

Karen Kaya specializes in Middle Eastern affairs with a particular focus on Turkey and is a National Security Fellow at the Foundation for Defense of Democracies. Jason Warner is a Ph.D. student in African Studies and Government at Harvard University. Read more »

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