Turkey: We Reserve Right to Arm against any ‘Syrian Threat’

Turkey’s President Abdullah Gul said Thursday that the country reserved the right to defend itself against any ‘threat’ from neighboring Syria

Turkey's President Abdullah Gul said Thursday that the country reserved the right to defend itself against any ‘threat’ from neighboring Syria, amid discussions about the possible deployment of US Patriot missiles.
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"Patriots... are being discussed within NATO. It is only natural for us to take any measure for defence reasons," Gul told reporters, but insisted that it was "out of the question for Turkey to start a war with Syria".And he also hoped that Syria would not act "illogically."

On Wednesday, Turkey said it is in talks with NATO over the possible deployment of Patriot missiles on its soil as part of contingency planning on the security of Turkey and NATO territories.

Foreign Minister Ahmet Davutoglu told reporters in Brussels that it was only "normal" to discuss any defense measures in the face of potential risk from Syria.