Turkiye Sends Warships to Somalia While Pursuing a Maritime Deal With Egypt

Türkiye is deploying two naval frigates to Somalia, the Turkish Ministry of National Defence announced this week, in a move that underscores Ankara's expanding military footprint in the Horn of Africa as it simultaneously pursues a major maritime boundary agreement with Egypt... The deployment follows an October 24 meeting in Ankara between the commander of the Turkish Land Forces and his Somali counterpart, during which the two sides discussed strengthening defence cooperation, military training and security... Just days earlier, Turkish Ambassador Ferhat Alkan announced during Somali National Fisheries Week 2026 in Mogadishu that a Turkish research and fishing vessel was...