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July 4, 2012 · 3156730 Comments2012-07-04+08%3A19%3A58Qalinle+Hussein

Turkey begins to train Somali police units

ISTANBUL — Turkey has officially began training the first 60 cadets for the Somali national police force in Istanbul as part of its pledges to help rebuild Somali institutions.

Turkish officials and embassy staff from Somalia’s embassy in Ankara including general-secretary Abdukadir Mohamed Nor witnessed the launch of the program on Tuesday.

The 60 cadets include 5 women who will train along side their countrymen and other Turkish police units.

The ceremony, themed ‘Course in plant protection, protecting against terrorism’ was held in an academy just outside of Istanbul.

As part of her efforts to end the lawlessness, Turkey said it will train the police and military forces for the war-ravaged nation. They also offered to equip them with Turkish and foreign equipment.

Along with the police and massive reconstruction, Turkey is also training Somali students and medical professionals. Its projects are expected to contribute to Somalia at a level unseen since the Soviet Union in 1970s and 1980s.

The Somali public has welcomed the Turkish initiatives and are asking the Turkish government where have they being all these years.

Somalilandpress

July 4, 2012

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By Qalinle Hussein

Tags: Ankara, Forces, Istanbul, Police, Somalia, Turkey

Omarani says:

This is fantastic news for Somalia and the region. Somalia is recovering and in its path to recovery, it will remember those who were there for her.

Thank You Turkey and Turkish people.

2:58 am on July 4, 2012

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- Xamaraawi says:
  
  Omarani don't you think that the Turkish should also train S/land forces.
  
  3:37 am on July 4, 2012
  
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  - Omarani says:
    
    Turkey should train police forces in Somalia, Puntland and Somaliland because we cant have professional unit in one end of the country while the other falls apart then we back to square one. Educated Somalis are good for all Somalis.
    
    If we have only the south then the south is soon going to think they have rights to control the other regions and the other regions will respond with their militia and like Siad bare we will have the south fleeing to Kenya again.
    
    The way to end war is to distribute funds, resources and skills.
    
    We can't become like Mexico.
    
    3:47 am on July 4, 2012
    
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    - khaatumo citizen says:
      
      those police forces are not only from Mugadishu but all regions cross the country.
      
      10:04 pm on July 4, 2012
      
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mudug says:

xamar tagtay meela fogna ww laga dareemi doonaa isbadalka ka jira xamar

personaly i want mogadishu to become like before even though we suferred a lot in mogadishu during the H@w1ya uprising lol. i always called uprising because it was just that uprising no plan to govern the country no plan for security in the capital. they could not believe they will keep the capital for long so they burnied and destroyed everything the somali airline the electricity somali telecom somali air defence everything. so now the turkish have to do like we just got independence and as a new country. anyway my father have lost everything he worked for in mogadishu so all i will do is rebuild our house in the capital and invest all my money in kismayo.

5:39 am on July 4, 2012

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Kayse says:

I think Somalia has great chance to be a great nation. Personally I am going to move all my relatives, whoever wants to move, to Mogadishu while we still keep our homes in Hargeisa. Right now there is nothing in Hargeisa, every shiinbiir is waiting for a magic-bullet called ixtiiraaf. I rather take matters to my own hands and those of my immediate family.

Good luck to them and their little isolation.

6:05 am on July 4, 2012

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- wanlaweyn says:
  
  keyse
  
  i heard there is a lot of migration going on from hargeisa and galkacyo to the capital. i know people leaving galkacyo are southerners but who are those leaving hargeisa to the capital? are they southerners as well or local and sners?
  
  6:43 am on July 4, 2012
  
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  - Somaliland says:
    
    Your refugees. More than 50,000 of them are in Hargeisa.
    
    6:48 am on July 4, 2012
    
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    - Somaliaqueen says:
      
      looool who made them rufugees? Is issa from djibuti a refugee in hargeisa? So why are ahaw!ya n a d@rood arefugees? Wallahi i dnt understand where this hate is coming from. Yeah is@qs have sufferd bur so did others clans get over yourself. Alhamdulillah the gov. from somaliland dnt see them as a refugees. bafoon kaboon, misslovely 'missnasty' and you nacs all the hate is not good for you. Unless you guys have physical power to take them out of hargeis? Ohhhhh you guys dnt ;) sooooo hash n shuuuuu
      
      8:25 am on July 4, 2012
      
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      - kaboon says:
        
        nacas this nacas that, somaliqaracad why dont you gow up and stop acting like a inan yar oo imika baratay cayda. haw!ye refugees are full of hargaisa and i hope they leave. issa come for holiday to escape the heat in jabuti so they are not refugees .
        
        4:44 pm on July 4, 2012
      - Somaliaqueen says:
        
        @ kaboon
        
        Loooool like a said unless you have physical power to kick them out i would shut up you …….( which word shall i use?) Nacas mouth looooooooooool in fact i did leanr recently somali.
        
        1:22 am on July 5, 2012
      - kaboon says:
        
        @somalibaqorad
        
        looooool i just think you like my harsh comments and you like my fun personality therefore you have developed some feeling for me. if you wanna get to now me contact me and if you are good-looking I will be your nacas…
        
        9:11 am on July 5, 2012
      - Somaliaqueen says:
        
        kkkkkkkkkkkkkkk no offence walal i got meself a good looking cadaan nacas. Masha'Allaha i am good looking girl n the is@qs guys line up 4 me but i love them like brothers
        
        3:06 pm on July 5, 2012
      - amal says:
        
        Somaliaqueen,
        Damn it, you got cadaan guy. I was thinking of hooking you up with my brov. My mum thinks hawiye women got beautiful character :)
        
        ps,
        No one will kick no one out lool Somalia is our second home and Somaliland is their second home. Besides southerners got businesses in Hargeisa just like everywhere else. I think Mogadishu and Hargeisa will soon be buddies
        
        5:04 pm on July 5, 2012
      - Somaliaqueen says:
        
        Well tell you mum she is a wise woman :) and reading yours comments she raised up a clever girl. Im sure every girl will be lucky to have her as a mother in law.
        
        3:08 am on July 6, 2012
      - kaboon says:
        
        @somaliqueen
        
        kkkkkkkkkkkkkkk there is no need to lie about your looks in ordear to impress mr.kaboon.
        
        4:36 am on July 6, 2012
      - Somaliaqueen says:
        
        Loooooool walahi i dnt want to impress you, from is@qs to d@roods and the rest of all tribe of somali agree dat b@ddic@dde girls are most pretty girls.
        
        9:13 am on July 6, 2012
      - kaboon says:
        
        what is baddicade girls. can i you enlighten me please
        
        5:32 pm on July 6, 2012
      - Somaliaqueen says:
        
        Ask around and everyone tell you the most good looking girls are baddicadde. Pure natural beauty :)
        
        5:27 am on July 7, 2012
      - khaatumo citizen says:
        
        Somaliaqueen d-blocks can't be refugees remember they own half of the region (Sool,Sanaag and Cayn) even thoe i have never seen any southern d-blocks in the North I reckon they stay in puntland… besides dont listen to Kaboon Southern brothers/Sisters are more than welcome regardless of thier qabil
        
        7:27 pm on July 5, 2012
      - from B-town says:
        
        @ khaatumo citizen I am guessing you are of one those tall dhulbantee girls I used to heard this song called Hablo dhaadheer oo dhulbantee ah baa dhulkii yimi oo ragii dhibay put this political aside inaabti we will hook you up with one of your inaabti :) you are a somalilander
        
        7:45 pm on July 5, 2012
  - Kayse says:
    
    I think the majority of them are southern Somalis going back but trust me this will hurt Hargeisa. Personally, I southerners renting from me so if they go back, it will be difficult to find people for my 8 bed room house in Hargeisa. They advised me not to rent to people with kids so thats already like 70% of the population.
    
    I had four different folks renting two rooms each and I believe two have already went back to Mogadishu.
    
    My family was renting more than 5 houses to Xamarawis and that money was going to supporting relatives back home so…now it will be hard to find people in Hargeisa.
    
    The good thing is that Hargeisa and Mogadishu folks have became good friends and will visit each others.
    
    Stability in Mogadishu will hurt Nairobi more than anything.
    
    7:05 am on July 4, 2012
    
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    - ali says:
      
      mogadishu will always be good business hub put my opponion The goverment should not sit There. need new small city neutral which The goverment operates from,not even north somalia wants That, put rest of somalis interested to see That new city people in jubbaland+Puntalnd and so forth.
      
      somalis need to careful NOT but all Their eggs in one basket. distribution of resources should be spread equally, These cities will grow in Three fold next ten yesrs,mogadishu-hargiesa-bosaso-kismayu.
      
      9:42 am on July 4, 2012
      
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Villa Somalia says:

What Do you mean Hawiye Uprising?
Don't be hater,all Somalis destroy Somalia and nobody is innocent.
Mogadishu welcomes all Somalis where ever they are.Home sweet home.I myself has a house in Mogadishu and as you know real state is hot now.Maybe a year or less i will be moving back after 23 years living in Usa.I am so exciting….

6:28 pm on July 4, 2012

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- khaatumo citizen says:
  
  and give Hawiyee a break they weren't only ones who destroyed somalia, every qabil did,
  
  10:00 am on July 5, 2012
  
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Adam says:

I'm a police Officer here in the states and I am unimpressed by these Somali recruits. Some of these guys don't have their uniforms prepared properly. When you interact with citizens, your uniform and appearance needs to be spotless. People need to know they can take you seriously and that you are not a joke. Criminals also take notice like my instructor said "your always being sized up". Somali police officers need the proper equipment like Pistols instead of AK47 to carry. They need tasers in addition to their batons also pepper spray. non lethal means need to be emphasized in their training instead of lethal. In my training and at work, if i can taser someone I will do it. Somali cops need a lot of things people.

8:21 pm on July 4, 2012

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- Kayse says:
  
  Maybe you should go there and take a role. This is only the first training and first unit, you can't expected them to go from 21-years-militia-men to professional force in a day just because they are in Turkey.
  
  They will need at least 6 months to rehabilitate them. Equipment will come no problem Somalia is not broke as they say but we a broke in disciplines.
  
  8:48 pm on July 4, 2012
  
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mudug says:

villa somalia

dont get me wrong bro i dont hate H@wiya. i am just stating the facts. 1991 was not a coup where you depose a dictator and restore order. it was uprising where the even our neigbours tried to lynch us becouse we were d@rod the funny thing was we were not even the big guns d@r0d like m@reH the maj3rt33n and 0g@den. the h@awiya raised up and were in to ethnic cleansing. we had to claim being 1s@@q and d1r and what ever saved our lives but trust me that was the past and i already been to mogadishu numorous times and somalis will always be one no matter their history

4:29 am on July 5, 2012

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- ali dheere says:
  
  Mogadhu will not become power house it use to be before,i was born and raised There. for number of reasons today in somalia They are some states which have functioning goverment, also jubbaland it’s coming up & i Think it will become in The future of The most prosperous state in somalia.why? because it has every Thing river-ocean farmland and next to east-africa business.
  
  8:39 am on July 5, 2012
  
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  - ali dheere says:
    
    correctio….. one of The most prosperous stste in somalia.
    
    8:42 am on July 5, 2012
    
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