Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan has said Türkiye is taking comprehensive measures to safeguard its borders and airspace as regional tensions intensify.
Speaking on Wednesday, Erdoğan stressed that the country’s defence and deterrence capabilities remain at their highest level and that authorities are closely monitoring developments across the region.
“We are leaving nothing to chance when it comes to the security of our borders and airspace in these difficult times,” he said, adding that Türkiye is coordinating closely with its NATO partners to respond swiftly to potential threats.
His remarks came after a ballistic munition launched from Iran toward Turkish airspace was intercepted and neutralised by NATO air and missile defence units in the Eastern Mediterranean, according to Türkiye’s defence ministry.
Following the incident, Ankara summoned Iran’s ambassador to express strong protest, while Turkish Foreign Minister Hakan Fidan raised the issue directly with his Iranian counterpart Abbas Araghchi during a phone call.
Erdoğan said Türkiye had delivered its strongest warnings to Tehran to prevent similar incidents from occurring again, emphasising that maintaining peace and stability requires constant investment in national defence capabilities.
The development comes amid heightened regional tensions following U.S.–Israeli strikes on Iran and subsequent retaliatory actions across parts of the Middle East.
