The ban comes after Somalia released 33 Iranian fishermen and sailors imprisoned for illegal, unreported, and unregulated (IUU) fishing in March.

In 2011 Recep Tayyip Erdoğan, who was then Turkey’s prime minister, became the first non-African leader to visit Somalia in two decades.

NATO member Turkey has close relations with Somalia and is its leading economic partner, notably in the construction, education and health sectors, as...

This agreement grants Ankara the right to receive 30 per cent of the marine resources in exchange for securing the country's coastline.