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title: "Defence Ministry: Turkish commandos train with Somali soldiers on Mount Erciyes"
url: https://gazete.tv/en/story/2026-09-19-defence-ministry-turkish-commandos-train-somali/
lang: en
date: 2026-09-19
updated: 2026-09-19T14:32:45.437Z
category: world
sources: 5
agreement: agree
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# Defence Ministry: Turkish commandos train with Somali soldiers on Mount Erciyes

The Defence Ministry announced that personnel of the 1st Airborne and Commando Brigade in Kayseri conducted a tactical movement from Zincidere to Mount Erciyes together with visiting Somali military personnel. Ambush, cave search and "Uçangöz" exercises were held at Tekir Plateau.

## Who is in this story

- [Defence Ministry (MSB)](https://gazete.tv/en/who-is-who/milli-savunma-bakanligi/) — Institutions
- [1st Airborne and Commando Brigade Command](https://gazete.tv/en/who-is-who/1-hava-indirme-komando-tugayi/) — Institutions
- [Somalia](https://gazete.tv/en/who-is-who/somali/) — Places
- [Kayseri](https://gazete.tv/en/who-is-who/kayseri/) — Places
- [Mount Erciyes](https://gazete.tv/en/who-is-who/erciyes-dagi/) — Places

## News sources

- [Tekir Yaylası’nda ordugah kuruldu: Komandolar Erciyes’i fethetti](https://www.yenicaggazetesi.com/tekir-yaylasinda-ordugah-kuruldu-komandolar-erciyesi-fethetti-1073411h.htm) — Yeniçağ (opposition) — 2026-09-19
- [Erciyes'in zirvesinde Türk-Somali askeri iş birliği: Komandolar zorlu parkuru tamamladı](https://www.muhalif.com.tr/gundem/erciyesin-zirvesinde-turk-somali-askeri-is-birligi-komandolar-zorlu-parkuru-tamamladi/742554) — Muhalif (opposition) — 2026-09-19
- [Eğitimi bizzat Türk komandolarından alıyorlar: Somali ordusu güçleniyor](https://www.star.com.tr/guncel/egitimi-bizzat-turk-komandolarindan-aliyorlar-somali-ordusu-gucleniyor-haber-2041197/) — Star (pro-government) — 2026-09-19
- [Türk ve Somalili komandolardan Erciyes Dağı’nda ortak eğitim - KAYSERİ](https://www.mersinhaber.com/haber-turk-ve-somalili-komandolardan-erciyes-daginda-ortak-egitim-kayser/779172) — Mersin Haber (independent) — 2026-09-19
- [Türk ve Somalili komandolardan Erciyes Dağı’nda ortak eğitim - ANKARA](https://www.mersinhaber.com/haber-turk-ve-somalili-komandolardan-erciyes-daginda-ortak-egitim-ankara/779188) — Mersin Haber (independent) — 2026-09-19

## Other editions

- tr: https://gazete.tv/tr/story/2026-09-19-msb-turk-komandolari-somalili-askerlerle-erciyes/
- ar: https://gazete.tv/ar/story/2026-09-19-defence-ministry-turkish-commandos-train-somali/
- ru: https://gazete.tv/ru/story/2026-09-19-minoborony-turtsii-turetskie-kommandos-proveli-ucheniya/

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