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Scores of African ministers set to join Erdogan in Antalya

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Erdogan sets out to conquer Africa

Keen to reassert Turkey's international status, and also to help Turkish companies to break into the African market, the Turkish president Recep Tayyip Erdogan has been spearheading a major diplomatic and business drive in Africa. To achieve its goals, the Turkish government is counting on the assistance of its religious networks. [...]

No less than a dozen African foreign affairs ministers will travel to Turkey's Antalya Diplomatic Forum, from 11 to 13 March, invited by Recep Tayyip Erdogan. [...]

Published on 15.02.2022 at 05:00 GMT

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Turkish foreign minister Mevlüt Çavusoglu.

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Bangui-Ankara rapprochement threatens Fethullah Gulen's school

The Galaxy school in Bangui, one of the few in Fethullah Gülen's network not to have closed its doors in Africa, is under fresh pressure after Turkey promised to open an embassy in the Central African capital as part of its push to boost its influence there.

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Turkish defence firms pitch wares to top brass

TAI, Roketsan, BMC, Otokar, Tais Shipyards, Aselsan were among the 10 or so Turkish arms makers that travelled to Nigeria last week to promote their products and know-how to defence minister Bashir Salihi Magashi and senior military commanders.

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