FM Çavuşoğlu: We Have Urgent Need So We Purchased S-400

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Statements about S-400 missile defense system that Turkey will purchase from Russia continue to come from Turkey and the US one after another.

In his statement a few days ago, US Secretary of Defense Jim Mattis said that Turkey had right to make its own decisions as a sovereign state but since S-400 is not compatible with NATO systems, they don’t recommend purchasing Russian defense systems and they had concerns about it.

In response to US’s statements, President and Justice and Development Party (AKP) Chair Recep Tayyip Erdoğan said today (August 31) Turkey needed S-400 and it will be purchased as soon as possible.

Minister of Foreign Affairs Mevlüt Çavuşoğlu held a press conference today ahead of the Gymnich meeting. “We purchased S-400s, full point. It will not be discussed anymore. We have urgent need and we purchased it”, Çavuşoğlu said.