On 4 March 2020, Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan signed Decision No. 2258 for the ratification of the pending income tax treaty with Somalia. The treaty, signed 3 June 2016 ({News-2017-05-15/T/5-previous coverage}), is the first of its kind between the two countries and will enter into force once the ratification instruments are exchanged and will apply from 1 January of the year following its entry into force.