mogadishu/ankara turkey open big overseas military base saturday somalia capital cement tie volatile strategic muslim nation build presence east africa 10,000 somali soldier train turkish officer base senior turkish official say ahead ceremony mogadishu attend turkish military chief staff hulusi akar open 50 million base signal ever-closer tie turkey somalia turkey relations horn africa date back ottoman empire president tayyip erdogan government become close ally somali government recent years open ceremony saturday somali prime minister hassan ali khaire thank turkish government open train school say would help government reconstruct national force base clan ... particular place well-trained force represent somali people note military school turkey big overseas facility train house 1,000 soldier time also sport court run track erdogan whose root political islam outspoken defender muslims particularly need humanitarian aid syrian refugees myanmar rohingya analysts say aftermath arab spring turkey foreign policy foray close home flounder ankara find will partner somalia country turkey could make difference without necessarily compete regional global power say sinan ulgen visit scholar carnegie endowment international peace ankara initial focus aid oppose security assistance overt back political party help build trust add turkey vast aid effort height 2011 famine endear many somali people continue pour aid much private company build school hospitals infrastructure provide scholarships somalis study turkey erdogan visit mogadishu twice make first trip 2011 become first non-african leader visit war-ravaged nation 20 years rapidly grow trade two nations follow 2010 turkish export somalia total 5.1 million last year balloon 123 million space six years turkey go somalia 20th-largest source import fifth-largest turkey really hearts mind somali people information minister abdirahman omar osman tell reuters month somalia government also vocal backer erdogan government bid quash muslim cleric fethullah gulen influence abroad somali cabinet immediately order school hospital mogadishu link gulen shut aftermath last year fail coup erdogan repeatedly blame cleric gulen deny involvement somalia government number foreign backers include unite nations african union unite state assist build functional national army capable take fight militant al-shabaab group militants drive mogadishu 2010 deadly attack remain one main obstacles stability chaotic horn africa country lie along one world busy ship rout somali government praise turkish investment improve infrastructure country information minister single turkey new move security support happy give us modern facilities security force say something somalia never see even though countries like u.s. uk give us millions difference camp turkey build institution remain next 50 100 years turkish official speak reuters open say base line ankara priority expand weapons sales new market turkey open military base mogadishu train somali soldier