Mon Oct 3, 2011
Thousands of people have demonstrated in Turkey to protest against the planned deployment of a NATO missile system in the eastern province of Malatya.
About 5,000 residents of the city of Kurecik, which is located 700 kilometers from Iran's border and where the missiles will be stationed, took to the streets to condemn the plan on Monday, Turkish NTV news channel reported.
Ankara announced in September that it had agreed on the deployment of the X-Band radar on its territory.
Protesters said on Monday that the system threatens the region's security and economy.
They also criticized the Turkish government, saying that the decision had been made under pressure from the United States.
Meanwhile, opposition parties have called on the government to reject the planned deployment which is aimed at protecting Israel.
The Republican People's Party, headed by Kemal Kilicdaroglu, said that the plan is aimed at protecting Israel from the threat of Iranian missiles.
The leader of the People's Voice Party, Numan Kurtulmus, was also among the critics of the plan, saying that the government opposes Israel on the one hand while agreeing to a plan that is chiefly intended to defend Israel on the other.
Source: PressTV.
Link: http://www.presstv.com/detail/202515.html.
Thousands of people have demonstrated in Turkey to protest against the planned deployment of a NATO missile system in the eastern province of Malatya.
About 5,000 residents of the city of Kurecik, which is located 700 kilometers from Iran's border and where the missiles will be stationed, took to the streets to condemn the plan on Monday, Turkish NTV news channel reported.
Ankara announced in September that it had agreed on the deployment of the X-Band radar on its territory.
Protesters said on Monday that the system threatens the region's security and economy.
They also criticized the Turkish government, saying that the decision had been made under pressure from the United States.
Meanwhile, opposition parties have called on the government to reject the planned deployment which is aimed at protecting Israel.
The Republican People's Party, headed by Kemal Kilicdaroglu, said that the plan is aimed at protecting Israel from the threat of Iranian missiles.
The leader of the People's Voice Party, Numan Kurtulmus, was also among the critics of the plan, saying that the government opposes Israel on the one hand while agreeing to a plan that is chiefly intended to defend Israel on the other.
Source: PressTV.
Link: http://www.presstv.com/detail/202515.html.
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