Turkey, Somalia Expand Cooperation, Ankara's Ship Arrives for Oil & Gas Exploration|Firstpost Africa

Turkey, Somalia Expand Cooperation, Ankara's Ship Arrives for Oil & Gas Exploration | Firstpost Africa Turkey's seismic research vessel Oruç Reis arrived on the Somalian coast to begin searching for oil and gas on Friday. It was officially inaugurated by Somalia's President Hassan Sheikh Mohamoud during a welcome ceremony. This comes after the two nations inked an agreement in March this year that granted Turkey's state oil firm exclusive rights to explore and produce hydrocarbons in three blocks in Somalia, covering 15,000 square kilometres. Experts see Ankara's move as more of a political one, rather than commercial. Just like all major players, Ankara is now also seeking to expand its influence in Africa. It is competing with major powers like Russia, China, the US, and former colonial ruler France for a foothold. Will Turkey emerge as the next big player in Africa? Watch the video for more. --- Turkey | Ships | Oil | Gas | Somalia | Firstpost Africa | Alyson Le Grange | Africa | Global South | Geopolitics | Military Coup | Environment | Climate Change | Firstpost | News Live | World News | Latest News | Global News | International News | News | Trending News #turkey #ships #oil #gas #somalia #firstpostafrica #africa #alysonlegrange #globalsouth #militarycoup #firstpost #newslive #worldnews #latestnews #globalnews #news #internationalnews #trendingnews Firstpost is an Indian news and media website. Get all the incisive opinions, in-depth analyses and other visual stories that matter to you and the world right here on this channel. Subscribe to Firstpost channel and press the bell icon to get notified when we go live.    / @firstpost   Follow Firstpost on Instagram:   / firstpost   Follow Firstpost on Facebook:   / firstpostin   Follow Firstpost on Twitter:   / firstpost   Follow Firstpost on WhatsApp: https://www.whatsapp.com/channel/0029...