Antakya, a large Turkish restaurant that opened in Juba's diplomatic quarter in 2024, is patronised by Western diplomats stationed in the city, as well as local security and defence figures.
When the Turkish restaurant, Antakya, opened its doors in Juba in October 2024, it caused a minor stir among the foreign diplomatic and security community based in the South Sudanese capital. Erdem Mutaf, who was the Turkish ambassador at the time, gave a speech in front of the numerous officials from other Western embassies, including Washington, Paris and Berlin, and the United Nations present. Local security figures also attended, including executives from Aswa Security, a company based near the
