Erdogan vows to boost Turkeys missile production as Israel-Iran war escalates
Ankara, Türkiye – Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan said that the country plans to strengthen its deterrence capabilities, so that no country dares to attack it.
Erdogan announced the plans to accelerate Türkiye’s production of medium and long -range missiles as the war between Israel and Iran increased.
Erdogan discussed the Iran-Israeli War with the German Chancellor Friedrich Merz in a telephone conversation on Friday. He told Merz that the Iranian nuclear problem can only be solved by negotiations according to Erdogan’s office.
Despite Türkiye’s tense relations with Israel, analysts and authorities do not see an immediate threat of the conflict spreading to NATO members. Nevertheless, some see Erdogan’s movement as a sign that the Israeli-Iran War can trigger a new arms race in the region, and countries that do not directly participate in wear accelerate their military efforts to prevent future conflicts.
The Israeli army refused to comment on Türkiye’s plans to increase missile production on Friday, but Israeli Foreign Minister Gideon Saar responded to Erdogan’s criticism of Israel’s attack on Iran in an X article on Wednesday. He accused Erdoğan of having “imperialist ambitions ve and breaking a record in suppressing the freedom and rights of his citizens and the opposition of his country”.
Ahmet Kasim Han, a professor of international relations at Beykoz University of Istanbul, said that Türkiye reacted to what it defines as a soluble world order.
“The Turkish government is currently being dragged towards the name of the game in the Middle East: the increase in a arms race,” he added that Israel and the United States set a high standard in the air war and that Turkey and others are willing to close.
After a cabinet meeting held on Monday, Erdogan said, “We are making production plans to bring our medium and long -range missile stocks to a deterrence in the light of recent developments,” Erdogan said.
Erdogan, “God willing, not too far away in the future, we will reach such a strong defense capacity, nobody will even dare to treat us hard,” he said.
Days later, at a separate address, he stressed the progress of Türkiye in the defense industry developed at the domestic domestic industry, which includes drones, war ends, armored vehicles and navy ships, but stressed that continuous effort is necessary to provide full deterrence.
Ozgur Unluhisarcikli, a Türkiye analyst in the German Marshall Fund Thinking Authority, said, “Although Türkiye has a very large army, NATO’s second largest – air power, air defense relatively weak.”
It strengthened the importance of air superiority, including ongoing conflict, missiles and missile defense systems, and turned to strengthen the air power in the region, including Turkey.
Erdogan has been trying to end his hostility since the beginning of the conflict. US President Donald Trump and Iranian President Masoud Pesshkian organized a telephone conversation with leaders, and proposed to act as a “facilitator için to restore negotiations in Iran’s nuclear program.
There are deep concerns that a long -term conflict in Türkiye will lead to energy cuts and lead to a refugee movement in which Iran shares a 560 kilometer -long limit from Iran.
Türkiye refers to energy imports, including Iran, and due to the increasing oil prices due to conflict, inflation can aggravate inflation and force the problematic economy further. He strongly criticized Israel’s actions, saying that Iran had the right to defend itself against Israel’s attacks, which emerged as nuclear negotiations continued.
Once upon a time, the Allies, Türkiye and Israel, especially in 2023 after the beginning of the war in Gaza, Erdogan’s Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’nun became one of the most violent critics.
As Israel went to expand the Turkish influence in Syria, relations worsened after the fall of the Syrian President Bashar al -Assad government.
Earlier this year, Türkiye and Israel established a “increase mechanism önemli aimed at preventing conflict between their troops in Syria. The movement came after the Syrian Ministry of Foreign Ministry said that Israeli jets hit a Syrian air base reported by Türkiye, hoping to use.
Erdogan’s nationalist ally state Bahceli claimed that Türkiye is a potential target for Israel and accused the country of strategically “surrounding” military actions. Did not detail.
However, analysts say that such explanations are for “internal consumption için to get support in the midst of the increasing anti -Israeli thought in Türkiye.
Han, “Israel is interested in attacking Türkiye, or Türkiye is interested in conflict with Israel,” he said.
İbrahim Hazboun contributed from Jerusalem.
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