Turkey shocks Africa / Julia Harte
Language: English Subject(s): Online resources: In: World Policy Journal . -- Vol. 29, nº 4, (Winter 2012-2013)Abstract: Why do Somalis name roads and babies after Turkey's prime minister? No country had succeeded in helping Somalia until Turkey came along, writes Julia Harte. With its doctrine of "virtuous power," Turkey is proving that a strategy of personal engagement, including scholarships, business-to-business contacts, and high-level political visits, can be an effective aid model. Somalia also provides Turkey a toehold in Africa, setting up the onetime heart of the Ottoman Empire to be a future player in the region.Revista R0354 (MAEC -Biblioteca Central)
Why do Somalis name roads and babies after Turkey's prime minister? No country had succeeded in helping Somalia until Turkey came along, writes Julia Harte. With its doctrine of "virtuous power," Turkey is proving that a strategy of personal engagement, including scholarships, business-to-business contacts, and high-level political visits, can be an effective aid model. Somalia also provides Turkey a toehold in Africa, setting up the onetime heart of the Ottoman Empire to be a future player in the region.