Between 22 and 29 March 2015, the Academy conducted a training program on “Diplomacy” and “Protocol” for a group of 9 diplomats from Somalia and Somaliland.

As part of the program, officials from the Ministry, Retired Ambassadors Murat Oğuz, Ercan Özer and Numan Hazar gave and seminars on “Turkey’s Foreign Policy Towards Africa and Turkey’s Relations with African Countries”, “General Framework of Turkey’s Foreign Policy”, “Turkey’s Economy and Economic Relations”, “Embassy Administration “, “General Protocol Rules, “” and “Organization of International Meetings”, “Diplomacy and Foreign Policy Making” and “Diplomatic Correspondence and Language. The program also included seminars by Assoc. Prof. Mustafa Emin Tağma on “Foreign Policy Making”, Asst. Prof. Esra Çuhadar on “Mediation”, Dr. Caemalettin Kani Torun on “Humanitarian Aid and Development Cooperation” and Assoc. Prof. Haldun Yalçınkaya on “International Security and Peacekeeping”. Guest diplomats also had the chance to visit Ataturk’s Mausoleum, Turkish

International Cooperation and Coordination Agency (TİKA), Yunus Emre Cultural Institute and State Guest House in Ankara and Topkapı Palace, Hagia Sophia and Blue Mosque in Istanbul and enjoyed a Bosporus boat tour

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