According to Turkish media, the military base will be located in the Jazeera district on the outskirts of Mogadishu. 200 Turkish troops will train up to 10,000 soldiers at a time who will be housed in any one of three military schools.



Construction on the 400-hectare military base began in March 2015 and cost close to $50 million.

Turkey has been active in Somalia since 2011 when Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan made a surprise visit to the east Africa nation. Since then, Turkey has spent almost $1 billion in aid and assistance to Somalia, according to the Mehmet Şimşek, Turkey's deputy prime minister. Last week, a Turkish Airlines plane carried more than 60 tons of food aid to Mogadishu.