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Turkey may turn to Russia for missile system – As relations between former foes thaw, Ankara looks to Moscow for arms deal.

By Cynthia Kroet  Politico Magazin – 11/8/16, – Turkey will consider all options, including Russia, when it comes to procuring a missile defense system, Ismail Demir, the country’s undersecretary for defense industries, said Tuesday.

Demir had earlier this week said he would consider seeking a supplier outside of Turkey if domestic development took too long, Reuters reported.A spokesman for Russian President Vladimir Putin said last month that Russia would be open to selling missile systems to Turkey, after Putin and Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan discussed potential arms deals during a meeting in Istanbul.

Turkey last year canceled a $3.4 billion tender for a missile defense system after provisionally awarding the project to China. At the time, Ankara said the reason for the roadblock was China’s reluctance to provide Turkey with the operational knowledge that would allow it to operate the system unilaterally and eventually replicate it. www.mesop.de