![Turkish Deputy Prime Minister Recep Akdag (R) and his Somalian counterpart Mahdi Mohammed Gulaid (L) attend the signing ceremony of the Turkey-Somalia Joint Economic Commission meeting protocol at the Ministry of Economy in Ankara, Turkey on 12 January 2018 [Hayati İkizoğlu / Anadolu Agency]](https://i0.wp.com/www.middleeastmonitor.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/01/2018_12-1-Turkey-Somalia-Joint-Economic-Commission-meeting-in-Ankara20180112_2_28048401_29689009.jpg?fit=1200%2C800&ssl=1)
![Turkish Deputy Prime Minister Recep Akdag (R) and his Somalian counterpart Mahdi Mohammed Gulaid (C-L) attend the signing ceremony of the Turkey-Somalia Joint Economic Commission meeting protocol at the Ministry of Economy in Ankara, Turkey on 12 January 2018 [Hayati İkizoğlu/Anadolu Agency]](https://i0.wp.com/www.middleeastmonitor.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/01/2018_12-1-Turkey-Somalia-Joint-Economic-Commission-meeting-in-Ankara20180112_2_28048401_29688999.jpg?w=797&h=531&ssl=1 "Turkey-Somalia Joint Economic Commission meeting in Ankara")
Turkish Deputy Prime Minister Recep Akdag (R) and his Somalian counterpart Mahdi Mohammed Gulaid (C-L) attend the signing ceremony of the Turkey-Somalia Joint Economic Commission meeting protocol at the Ministry of Economy in Ankara, Turkey on 12 January 2018 [Hayati İkizoğlu/Anadolu Agency]
![Turkish Deputy Prime Minister Recep Akdag (C-R) and his Somalian counterpart Mahdi Mohammed Gulaid (C-L) attend the signing ceremony of the Turkey-Somalia Joint Economic Commission meeting protocol at the Ministry of Economy in Ankara, Turkey on 12 January 2018 [Hayati İkizoğlu/Anadolu Agency]](https://i0.wp.com/www.middleeastmonitor.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/01/2018_12-1-Turkey-Somalia-Joint-Economic-Commission-meeting-in-Ankara20180112_2_28048401_29689000.jpg?w=395&h=264&ssl=1 "Turkey-Somalia Joint Economic Commission meeting in Ankara")
Turkish Deputy Prime Minister Recep Akdag (C-R) and his Somalian counterpart Mahdi Mohammed Gulaid (C-L) attend the signing ceremony of the Turkey-Somalia Joint Economic Commission meeting protocol at the Ministry of Economy in Ankara, Turkey on 12 January 2018 [Hayati İkizoğlu/Anadolu Agency]
![Turkish Deputy Prime Minister Recep Akdag (C-R) and his Somalian counterpart Mahdi Mohammed Gulaid (C-L) attend the signing ceremony of the Turkey-Somalia Joint Economic Commission meeting protocol at the Ministry of Economy in Ankara, Turkey on 12 January 2018 [Hayati İkizoğlu/Anadolu Agency]](https://i0.wp.com/www.middleeastmonitor.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/01/2018_12-1-Turkey-Somalia-Joint-Economic-Commission-meeting-in-Ankara20180112_2_28048401_29689004.jpg?w=395&h=263&ssl=1 "Turkey-Somalia Joint Economic Commission meeting in Ankara")
Turkish Deputy Prime Minister Recep Akdag (C-R) and his Somalian counterpart Mahdi Mohammed Gulaid (C-L) attend the signing ceremony of the Turkey-Somalia Joint Economic Commission meeting protocol at the Ministry of Economy in Ankara, Turkey on 12 January 2018 [Hayati İkizoğlu/Anadolu Agency]
![Turkish Deputy Prime Minister Recep Akdag (R) and his Somalian counterpart Mahdi Mohammed Gulaid (L) attend the signing ceremony of the Turkey-Somalia Joint Economic Commission meeting protocol at the Ministry of Economy in Ankara, Turkey on 12 January 2018 [Hayati İkizoğlu / Anadolu Agency]](https://i0.wp.com/www.middleeastmonitor.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/01/2018_12-1-Turkey-Somalia-Joint-Economic-Commission-meeting-in-Ankara20180112_2_28048401_29689009.jpg?w=1196&h=797&ssl=1 "Turkey-Somalia Joint Economic Commission meeting in Ankara")
Turkish Deputy Prime Minister Recep Akdag (R) and his Somalian counterpart Mahdi Mohammed Gulaid (L) attend the signing ceremony of the Turkey-Somalia Joint Economic Commission meeting protocol at the Ministry of Economy in Ankara, Turkey on 12 January 2018 [Hayati İkizoğlu / Anadolu Agency]