משרד ההגנה הלאומית של טורקיה הכחיש כי הוא מתכנן לפרוס 15,000 חיילים לסומליה, וקבע כי הטענות "אינן משקפות את האמת."

הערכה

Turkey is publicly pushing back against a specific troop deployment number that had been circulating in Somali media. The denial from the Ministry of National Defence directly contradicts the Somali Guardian report, which claimed a 15,000-strong force would replace Ugandan troops by early 2027. What remains unclear is whether Turkey denies any deployment at all or only disputes the scale and timeline. Watch for official Turkish or Somali government statements clarifying whether any security cooperation agreement exists between the two countries.