Merve Buyuksarac, the 2006 Miss Turkey victor, was found guilty in Turkish court on Tuesday for insulting the country’s president, Recep Tayyip Erdogan, on an Instagram post in 2014 that included a satirical poem.
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Somali President Hassan Sheikh Mohamoud also attended the opening ceremony. It is the number one complex in the world. “Everywhere I go I always tell friends to give us a sizable place like this to construct an embassy worthy of the glory of the Republic of Turkey”. “I hope I will be in Mogadishu during its inauguration”, he said.
“Turkey considers Kenya as a longtime partner in social and economic development of their citizens, although the two countries are far apart geographically, the Turkish Cooperation and Coordination Agency has established a bridge for us to cooperate”, she said. He might also oversee the process of Turkish-sponsored projects, including health facilities and schools. Erdogan has been trying to raise Turkey’s influence in Africa, especially in the continent’s Muslim countries.
This was the third visit by Erdogan to Mogadishu since August 2011, when his visit helped turn attention to the deadly starvation that ravaged much of southern Somalia at the time.
MOGADISHU, Somalia-Somali political leaders are still in Mogadishu for key election talks as Turkish President RecepTayyipErdogan has kicked off East Africa tour with a visit to Uganda on Wednesday, Garowe Online reports.
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Turkey wants to access the wider East African market by strengthening its traditional ties with Kenya.
