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Turkey's efforts to build influence in Africa

For almost a decade Turkey has used both its soft and hard power to expand its influence in Africa as part of a broader broader strategy of becoming a leader of the Islamic and non-Western world. This policy is most visible in Somalia, where Turkey has built its largest military base abroad. Professor Henri Barkey joins The Greek Current to discuss Turkey’s strategy to build influence in Africa, and looks at how this policy is causing friction with regional powers.

Henri Barkey is the Cohen Professor of International Relations at Lehigh University and an adjunct senior fellow for Middle East studies at the Council on Foreign Relations.

Read Professor Henri Barkey’s latest op-ed here: Turkey’s strategy to build influence focuses on Africa

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