| Publication |
2013.
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| Summary/Abstract |
In August 2011 the Turkish prime minister Tayyib Erdogan arrived in
Somalia with a substantial delegation consisting of his family, ministers, and
civil society activists, along with Turkish celebrities, to highlight the need for
greater famine relief. In Mogadishu, Erdogan declared that the tragedy of
Somalia is a test of civilization and contemporary values.1
For any long-term
observer of Turkish interest in Africa, this visit seemed natural-an upshot
of Turkey's aspiration to become a regional power that "displays a superiority
in terms of power capabilities and exerts influence on shaping the regional
order."
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