Turkey to build Space Port in Somalia

Turkey could establish a spaceport in Somalia with a $350 million investment as part of its nascent space program that will cost upward of $1 billion.

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President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan announced Turkey’s plans to land on the moon by 2023 in a news conference earlier this month during the inauguration ceremony of the country’s National Space Program.

The report in MEE, citing a Turkish source, said that the government plans to construct a rocket launch site in Somalia.

The African country already hosts Turkey’s largest military training base and has enjoyed great relations with Ankara in all fields since 2011.

Turkish-Somali relations have experienced great success over the years, and as part of their strategic cooperation, Turkey has trained one-third of Somalia’s military forces.

In addition to military cooperation, the two countries also partner on health, education and other initiatives.