Turkey denies using its radars to intercept Iranian missiles towards Israel

Turkey denied allegations that missiles launched by Iran towards Israel on April 13 were detected early and intercepted thanks to the radar base in Kuracik in the Malatya state in central Turkey. The Turkish Presidency's Communications Department said in a statement today that the allegations in this regard "do not reflect reality." It indicated in its statement that the allegations related to the radar base in Kuracik, which were circulated following the meeting of Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan with the head of the Hamas Political Bureau, Ismail Haniyeh, yesterday, Saturday, had previously been denied by the Center for Combating Media Misinformation. It stressed that "the allegations are baseless, and were deliberately put forward for circulation again." The Communications Department stressed in its statement that 'information taken from the radar system in Kuracik is only shared with allies within the framework of NATO procedures, and it is not possible to share this information with countries that are not allies in NATO, such as Israel.' It said: 'Turkey has always stood by the just cause of our Palestinian brothers and will continue to do so in all circumstances, stressing the need not to pay attention to 'misinformation campaigns.' On April 13, Iran launched about 350 missiles and drones, in its first attack directly from its territory on Israel, in response to a missile attack targeting the consular section of Tehran embassy in Damascus at the beginning of the same month. Source: National Iraqi News Agency