# Turkey's President Pledges 10,000 Houses in Mogadishu

> Goobjoog News reported on 25 January 2015 that Turkey's president pledged to construct 10,000 houses for poor and displaced people in Mogadishu.

- By: Editorial Team, Somali Construction Review (https://somaliconstructionreview.com/about)
- Published: 1 October 2026
- Format: News story (reported from one named public source)
- Publication: Somali Construction Review (https://somaliconstructionreview.com)
- Subject: Business and Costs
- Tags: project-management, procurement
- Web version: https://somaliconstructionreview.com/blog/turkey-president-pledges-mogadishu-houses

## Key points

- On 25 January 2015, Goobjoog News reported that Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan pledged to construct 10,000 houses for poor and displaced people in Mogadishu.
- The report does not establish any funding, contract, construction, or subsequent progress on the housing pledge.
- Erdogan also pledged daily Turkish Airlines flights and signed an agreement on new development projects, with no details provided.

On 25 January 2015, Goobjoog News reported that Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan pledged to construct 10,000 new houses for poor and displaced people in Mogadishu. The pledge, made as Erdogan concluded an official visit to Somalia, was described by the outlet as a new commitment.

The report does not establish that the houses were built, funded, contracted, or started. It gives no project value, budget, contractor, developer, implementing agency, completion date, or site details beyond Mogadishu. Goobjoog News also reported that Erdogan pledged Turkish Airlines would commence daily flights while the company then operated four per week, but the report does not say whether daily flights began.

Separately, outgoing foreign affairs minister Abdirahman Beyle and Turkey's delegation signed an agreement on new developmental projects to implement in Somalia in the near future, according to the report. The contents, value, named projects, and signing date of that agreement are not stated.

The same report said Erdogan officially opened a new terminal at Aden Adde International Airport and the Recep Tayyip Erdogan Hospital in Mogadishu earlier on Sunday. No cost, capacity, contractor, or completion details were provided for either facility.

The 25 January 2015 report records these commitments and openings as reported at the time. It does not establish what has happened to the housing pledge since that date.

## Questions

### What was the exact housing pledge?

Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan pledged to construct 10,000 new houses for poor and displaced people in Mogadishu, as reported by Goobjoog News on 25 January 2015.

### What is the current status of the 10,000 houses?

The Goobjoog News report from 25 January 2015 does not establish any construction, funding, contract, or subsequent progress on the housing pledge.

### Did Turkish Airlines begin daily flights after the pledge?

The report says Erdogan pledged daily flights while the airline then operated four per week, but it does not state whether daily flights commenced.

## Sources

- [Turkey's President Pledges to Construction of 10 Thousad Houses in Mogadishu, Somalia](https://en.goobjoog.com/turkeys-president-pledges-to-construction-of-10-thousad-houses-in-mogadishu-somalia/) — Goobjoog News, 2015-01-25