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Turkey brokers intra-Somalia talks as federal rifts test Ankara’s influence
Turkey brokers intra-Somalia talks as federal rifts test Ankara’s influence
Somalia’s semi-autonomous Puntland and Jubaland states reportedly declined to join the talks, as Ankara is ramping up efforts to shore up support for Somalia’s federal institutions.
Ezgi Akin
Jul 9, 2026
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Minister of Energy and Natural Resources of Turkey Alparslan Bayraktar speaks during the launch of an offshore energy exploration at the port in Mogadishu on April 10, 2026. — Hassan Ali ELMI / AFP via Getty Images
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ANKARA — Turkey brokered a first round of talks this week between Somalia’s federal government and opposition representatives in a bid to break a deepening political impasse over the country’s constitutional reforms.
The two-day talks, held in Mogadishu on Tuesday and Wednesday, brought together “representatives of the Federal Government of Somalia and opposition representatives,” according to an official Somali statement released by the country’s state broadcaster.
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