Turkey to Keep Missile System Outside NATO as China Deal Looms
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Turkey won’t integrate its new missile defense system with its NATO allies, Defense Minister Ismet Yilmaz said, keeping open the option of turning to China for the $3.4 billion deal.
The purchase of long-range missiles will form part of a “national system for Turkey’s defense” that’s separate from NATO’s network, Yilmaz said in a written response to a parliamentary question published by Anadolu Agency on Thursday.