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Turkish Minister of Defense Ismet Yilmaz, June 11, 2012

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Oct 2, 2013

Turkey Defends China Anti-Missile System Talks

By AFP

Turkey on Wednesday defended its decision to enter talks with China to acquire its first long-range anti-missile system, in spite of protests from its ally Washington.

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Turkey's decision may already be a "symbolic victory for Beijing"

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Oct 2, 2013

For China, Turkey Missile Deal a Victory even if it Doesn’t Happen

By David Lague, Reuters

Turkey’s $4 billion order for a Chinese missile defense system is a breakthrough for China in its bid to become a supplier of advanced weapons

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Oct 2, 2013

Chinese Anti-Aircraft Missiles for Turkey? Some Implications for Security and Industry

By James Hasik

On Friday, the Turkish government announced that China Precision Machinery Import and Export Corporation (CPMIEC) had won the country’s T-LORAMIDS program for a new, long-range, high-altitude air defense system. The company’s FD-2000, the export version of its HQ-9, appears to have beaten Raytheon’s Patriot, Almaz-Antey’s S-400, and Eurosam’s SAMP-T (with land-based Aster 30 Block 1s) […]

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NATO Secretary General Anders Fogh Rasmussen, Sept. 30, 2013

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Oct 1, 2013

NATO Chief: Turkey Hasn’t Completed Chinese Missile-Defense Deal

By Doug Cameron, Wall Street Journal

Turkey had yet to complete a multibillion-dollar missile-defense deal with a Chinese military contractor that has raised concerns among some allies, the head of the North Atlantic Treaty Organization said in an interview on Monday.

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Secretary of State John Kerry with Turkish Foreign Minister Ahmet Davutoglu, Sept. 23, 2013

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Sep 30, 2013

US has ‘Serious Concerns’ about Turkey’s Choice of Chinese Missile System

By Reuters

The United States said on Saturday it had expressed serious concerns to Turkey over its decision to co-produce a long-range air and missile defense system with a Chinese firm under U.S. sanctions.

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NATO Secretary General Anders Fogh Rasmussen and Turkish Minister of Foreign Minister Ahmet Davutoglu, Feb. 17, 2012

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Sep 30, 2013

NATO Allies Concerned About Chinese Missile Defense System in Turkey

By Burak Ege Bekdil, Defense News

A Turkish decision to commission a Chinese company to build Turkey’s first long-range air and missile defense shield presents any number of challenges to Turkey’s Western allies

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NATO Secretary General Anders Fogh Rasmussen, April 19, 2013

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Sep 27, 2013

Rasmussen: ‘NATO Could Play a Coordinating Role’ in Syria

By Howard LaFranchi, Christian Science Monitor

[NATO Secretary General Anders Fogh] Rasmussen, whose five-year term ends next summer, sat down in New York with the Monitor to discuss Syria

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Chinese S-300 launcher

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Sep 26, 2013

Turkey Selects Chinese Missile Defense System Over US & European Options

By Anadolu Agency

Ankara has granted a long-awaited tender for long-range missile and air defense systems to Chinese contenders

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NATO Secretary General Anders Fogh Rasmussen and the Prime Minister of Libya, Ali Zeidan

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Sep 26, 2013

NATO Secretary General Holds Talks with Libya, Turkey

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The Alliance remains open to help the Libyan government rebuild its security sector, NATO Secretary General Anders Fogh Rasmussen told Libyan Prime Minister Ali Zeidan

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F-16 from the Turkish Air Force

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Sep 25, 2013

NATO Expects Turkey to Exercise Greater Restraint on Syria

By Lale Kemal, Today's Zaman

Some NATO officials talking to Today’s Zaman recalled that it was not first time that Syrian helicopters and unmanned aerial vehicles have violated Turkish air space during their missions to attack the opposition targets.

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