Türkiye emphasizes 'strong support' for Somalia, rejects Israeli recognition of Somaliland

Contributing sentiments towards policy:

55% : Turkish Deputy Minister Ambassador Musa Kulaklıkaya made the remarks as he chaired the 22nd Extraordinary Session of the Council of Foreign Ministers of the Organization of Islamic Cooperation, convened in Saudi Arabia to address Israel's decision to recognize the region.
54% : " Israel announced Dec. 26 that it had officially recognized Somaliland as an independent and sovereign state, becoming the only country to do it.
47% : Kulaklıkaya "emphasized Türkiye's strong support for Somalia, underlined the rejection of Israel's recognition of the Somaliland region as being in contravention of international law," according to a statement by the Turkish Foreign Ministry on Turkish social media platform NSosyal.
46% : Türkiye emphasized its "strong support" for Somalia on Saturday and stressed its rejection of Israel's recognition of the Somaliland region.
27% : A group of Somalis, carrying Somali flags and chanting slogans against Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and Israel, protest Israel's decision to recognize Somaliland, gathering in Mogadishu, the capital of Somalia, on December 28, 2025.

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