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AI InsightThe negotiations held in Ankara on July 2 and August 12, 2024, enabled direct engagement and solidified Türkiye’s role as a trusted mediator.
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Abstract
This article examines Türkiye’s mediation role in the Ethiopia-Somalia Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) crisis on January 1, 2024, and the diplomatic framework of the Ankara Process. Mediation in international relations is considered a crucial mechanism for conflict resolution and peacebuilding. Türkiye’s influence in the Horn of Africa is analyzed within the framework of power-based and facilitative mediation models. Ethiopia’s pursuit of sea access led to the signing of the MoU with Somaliland, which violated Somalia’s sovereignty and triggered a regional crisis. To resolve this issue through diplomatic means, Türkiye launched the Ankara Process, conducting shuttle diplomacy between the parties. The negotiations held in Ankara on July 2 and August 12, 2024, enabled direct engagement and solidified Türkiye’s role as a trusted mediator.