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NATO Support to Turkey

Background

NATO support to Turkey : Background and timeline

The Turkish Government has requested that NATO augment Turkey’s air defence capabilities to defend the population and territory of Turkey. On 4 December 2012, NATO Foreign Ministers agreed to this request.

First US Patriot battery under NATO command and control

05 Feb. 2013

On a hillside overlooking the city of Gaziantep, the US Patriot missile launchers were activated under NATO command and control today.

Four Patriot batteries operational in Turkey

30 Jan. 2013

NATO now has command and control of two Dutch and two German Patriot batteries located in Adana and Kahramanmaras in the south of Turkey. These four Patriot anti-missile systems are now actively defending these locations from missile threats.

small_Dutch Patriot battery in Adana, Turkey

First NATO Patriot battery in Turkey operational

26 Jan. 2013

MONS, Belgium — The first of six Patriot missile batteries deploying to Turkey was declared operational and placed under the command and control of NATO on Saturday, 26 January.

Media update on Patriot deployment to Turkey
23 Jan. 2013
NATO Spokesperson’s statement on the deployment of Patriot missiles to Turkey
21 Dec. 2012
NATO agrees to augment Turkey’s air-defence capabilities
04 Dec. 2012
NATO Foreign Ministers’ statement on Patriot deployment to Turkey
04 Dec. 2012
NATO Foreign Ministers to show solidarity with Turkey
04 Dec. 2012

Video

NATO Patriots prepare for operation

25 Jan. 2013

NATO Allies position Patriot missiles to protect the citizens of Kahramanmaras, also known asTurkey's ice cream capital.

NATO Patriots prepare for operation
25 Jan. 2013

NATO Allies position Patriot missiles to protect the citizens of Kahramanmaras, also known asTurkey's ice cream capital.
NATO to Take Charge of Patriots in Turkey
23 Jan. 2013

Interview with Brigadier General Gary Deakin, Director of the Strategic Operations Centre at Supreme Headquarters Allied Powers Europe (SHAPE).
Press briefing on Patriot deployment to Turkey
23 Jan. 2013

NATO Spokesperson Oana Lungescu and the Director of the Strategic Operations Centre at SHAPE, Brigadier General Gary Deakin, jointly briefed the press on NATO’s deployment of Patriot batteries to Turkey.
Press briefing on Patriot deployment to Turkey (Q&As)
23 Jan. 2013

NATO Spokesperson Oana Lungescu and the Director of the Strategic Operations Centre at SHAPE, Brigadier General Gary Deakin, jointly answer questions of the press on NATO’s deployment of Patriot batteries to Turkey.
Patriots move into position
22 Jan. 2013

A 300 vehicle military convoy transported two German Patriot units to the southern Turkish city of Kahramanmaras on Tuesday. The missile system will be stationed there for up to a year as part of NATO's deployment to bolster Turkeys air defences against..
Interview with Admiral James G. Stavridis
21 Dec. 2012

Interview with the Supreme Allied Commander Europe (SACEUR) on the Patriot Deployment in Turkey.

Last updated: 23-Jan-2013 21:56

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Official Texts

NATO Foreign Ministers’ statement on Patriot deployment to Turkey04 Dec. 2012

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Fact Sheet : PATRIOT
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Patriot Batteries in Turkey

High resolution photos

NATO Support to Turkey 05. Feb. 2013 The Patriot Spokespersons answer media questions at the Gaziantep Patriot site (from left to right: Major Cengiz Alabacak of the Turkish General Staff, Colonel Steve Richmond, of the 10th US Army Air and Missile Defence Command, and the SHAPE Spokesperson, Lieutenant-Colonel Dariusz Kacperczyk)

NATO Support to Turkey 05. Feb. 2013 US Patriot battery under NATO Command overlooking the city of Gaziantep (Turkey)

NATO Support to Turkey 05. Feb. 2013 US Patriot battery under NATO Command overlooking the city of Gaziantep (Turkey)

NATO Support to Turkey 05. Feb. 2013 US Patriots under NATO command protecting the city of Gaziantep, Turkey

NATO Support to Turkey 05. Feb. 2013 US Patriots under NATO command protecting the city of Gaziantep, Turkey

NATO Support to Turkey 05. Feb. 2013 US Patriots under NATO command protecting the city of Gaziantep, Turkey

Dutch Patriot battery in Adana, Turkey 25. Jan. 2013 Final checks are made to a Patriot missile battery at Adana International Airport on Friday, 25 January. The equipment, provided by the Netherlands, is the first of six Patriot missile batteries declared operational and placed under the command and control of NATO on Saturday, 26 January. It will help to protect the city and people of Adana against missile threats.

Dutch Patriot battery in Adana, Turkey 25. Jan. 2013 Final checks are made to a Patriot missile launch station at Adana International Airport on Friday, 25 January. The equipment, provided by the Netherlands, is the first of six Patriot missile batteries declared operational and placed under the command and control of NATO on Saturday, 26 January It will help to protect the city and people of Adana against missile threats.

PATRIOT Systems used by Air Forces of the United States, the Netherlands and Germany 07. Jan. 2013 Dutch Patriots on their way from Vredepeel Airbase (the Netherlands) to Eemshaven harbour to be shipped to Turkey

PATRIOT Systems in use by US, German and Dutch Air Force 04. Nov. 2009 [NL] Patriot Launch Station in a field location (Archive picture)

PATRIOT Systems in use by US, German and Dutch Air Force 08. Feb. 2010 [US] Patriot Launch Station in a field location (Archive picture)

PATRIOT Systems in use by US, German and Dutch Air Force 16. Oct. 2008 [GE] Patriot Phased Array Radar (Archive picture)

PATRIOT Systems in use by US, German and Dutch Air Force 16. Oct. 2008 [GE] Patriot Phased Array Radar (Archive picture)

PATRIOT Systems in use by US, German and Dutch Air Force 16. Oct. 2008 [GE] Patriot Launch Station in a field location (Archive picture)

PATRIOT Systems in use by US, German and Dutch Air Force 09. Oct. 2008 [GE] Patriot Launch Station in a field location (Archive picture)

PATRIOT Systems in use by US, German and Dutch Air Force 14. Jul. 2008 Camouflaged [GE] Patriot Launch Station in a field location (Archive picture)

PATRIOT Systems in use by US, German and Dutch Air Force 15. Oct. 2008 [GE] Patriot missile firing during annual service practice at the NATO Air & Missile Firing Installation (Crete) (Archive picture)

PATRIOT Systems in use by US, German and Dutch Air Force 04. Nov. 2009 [NL] Patriot missile firing during annual service practice at the NATO Air & Missile Firing Installation (Crete) (Archive picture)

PATRIOT Systems in use by US, German and Dutch Air Force [GE] Patriot missile firing during annual service practice at the NATO Air & Missile Firing Installation (Crete) (Archive picture)