Germany deploys a Patriot air defense system and 150 soldiers to Türkiye starting late June, Berlin announced Monday, as the two NATO allies convened their first high-level strategic dialogue in more than a decade and confronted a crowded agenda spanning the Iran conflict, the war in Ukraine, Gaza, and the future of Türkiye's relationship with the European Union, APA reports citing Türkiye Today.
German Ambassador to Türkiye Sibylle Katharina Sorg announced the deployment on Monday, framing it as reinforcement of NATO's southeastern flank following repeated Iranian ballistic missile strikes on Türkiye in recent weeks. All incoming missiles were intercepted by the alliance.
"The strength of NATO comes from protecting one another and shaping our defense as an alliance," Sorg wrote, adding that the recent weeks, during which Türkiye was "repeatedly targeted by Iran with ballistic missiles, all of which were destroyed by NATO," had demonstrated the alliance's resolve.
