53:
817:
1170:
807:
60:
197:
343:(THAAD), stationed in Romania and Poland. Radar range data varies widely as the AN/TPY-2 is used both in forward-based and terminal-based modes. The Kürecik radar as a forward-based radar is deployed in a reasonable proximity to the assumed missile launch site. Kürecik's distance to the Iran-Turkey border is about 700 km (430 mi). About 50
262:
approved the installation of an early-warning radar system on its territory, but insisted on a condition that all the information gathered at the radar station would be strictly for use by the NATO member states. After signing an agreement on final conditions in
September 2011, officials from Turkey
271:
airspace. In the 1970s and early 1980s it was staffed by a small US Air Force contingent and used as a communications relay site connecting
Incirlik CDI with Diyarbakir and Erhaç air bases. Site security was provided by the Turkish military during those years as well. Kürecik is located 59 km
347:
were deployed to the radar station for protection and internal security. The
Turkish government did not allow foreign civilian technicians at the site for intelligence concerns. Turkey took the responsibility for the external protection of the radar site, which is situated in an isolated region,
284:
The residents of Kürecik and many others from the region expressed their opposition and mounted protests right after the announcement of the radar site. In
September 2011, Iran criticized Turkey for the establishment of the early-warning radar in
312:
The installation of the radar system was carried out by U.S. military personnel. The establishment of the radar station was completed in
February 2012. The radar station's control was transferred to NATO command in the frame of the
773:
803:
641:
946:
1193:
795:
961:
360:
provided technical solutions for the military personnel stationed at the high-elevation Kürecik radar site, where harsh weather conditions occur in winter time.
1095:
1218:
216:
649:
1085:
1203:
971:
842:
837:
852:
847:
788:
728:
353:
478:
931:
936:
1173:
1090:
781:
1055:
1125:
349:
86:
1120:
864:
52:
1208:
514:
1198:
357:
292:
On
October 17, 2023, it is reported that civilians headed in mass to the Kürecik Radar Station to protest an alleged Israeli
1110:
1039:
966:
340:
339:
The Kürecik radar station's mission is to relay tracking and discrimination data to a remote missile defense system, the
329:
325:
1100:
1065:
1060:
916:
832:
811:
750:
314:
951:
293:
673:
267:
district of
Malatya Province as feasible. In the 1960s, the site hosted a radar base for surveillance of the
540:
1213:
1115:
1105:
956:
286:
1070:
276:. The radar station is situated on the hill of Çat Tepe at an elevation of 2,085 m (6,841 ft).
154:
1009:
368:
301:
251:
144:
445:
1080:
1075:
987:
568:
1153:
885:
545:
221:
755:
700:"AN/TPY-2 Transportable Radar Surveillance Forward Based X-Band Transportable [FBX-T]"
333:
1223:
1024:
921:
614:
386:
20:
1034:
699:
413:
380:
1147:
259:
289:, fearing it would serve to protect Israel from Iranian missile attacks in case of a war.
8:
235:
1140:
880:
364:
344:
247:
134:
1019:
1014:
1004:
992:
911:
895:
227:
208:
1130:
890:
703:
417:
324:), a Forward-Based X-Band Transportable (FBX-T) surveillance radar developed by
1135:
941:
255:
1187:
857:
816:
101:
88:
999:
268:
264:
38:
926:
200:
AN/TPY-2 radar (left) installed in Japan, similar to the one in Kürecik
320:
The installed radar is an Army Navy/Transportable Radar
Surveillance (
297:
640:
Pietromarchi, Virginia; Regencia, Ted; Rowlands, Lyndal; Harb, Ali.
642:"Anger aimed at Israel after Gaza air attack kills 500 at hospital"
947:
Clashes at the
Turkish Ambassador's Residence in Washington, D.C.
273:
591:
250:
in
November 2010, a strategic plan was concluded to establish a
806:
263:
and the U.S. determined a site near the town of Kürecik in the
321:
230:, southeastern Turkey. It was established in 2012 for use by
639:
479:"NATO missile defense and Ankara's diplomatic balancing act"
231:
962:
Criminal investigations into the Eric Adams administration
196:
16:
Military installation in southeastern Turkey, since 2012
1096:
Foundation for Political, Economic and Social Research
1194:
Military installations of the United States in Turkey
615:"Iran: NATO radar in Turkey serves to protect Israel"
19:
For the military installation in Hatay Province, see
1086:
Congressional Caucus on Turkey and Turkish Americans
215:) is a military installation located in the town of
674:"U.S. Confirms Radar Site in Turkey is Operational"
972:United States recognition of the Armenian genocide
569:"Kürecik, Akçadağ, Kepez ile Malatya arası mesafe"
853:Permanent Mission of Turkey to the United Nations
729:"The AN/TPY-2 Radar and Second-Strike Guarantees"
1185:
848:Consulate General of the United States, Istanbul
354:Cold Regions Research and Engineering Laboratory
932:2008 United States consulate in Istanbul attack
789:
751:"US soldiers arrive at radar site in Kürecik"
383:, a former radar base in southeastern Turkey.
307:
59:
1219:Buildings and structures in Malatya Province
937:2013 United States embassy bombing in Ankara
476:
443:
72:Location of Kürecik Radar Station in Turkey.
1091:Federation of Turkish American Associations
328:, featuring long-range, very high-altitude
254:system covering all alliance members. As a
1204:Military installations established in 2012
843:Ambassadors of the United States to Turkey
838:Ambassadors of Turkey to the United States
796:
782:
1126:Assembly of Turkish American Associations
726:
515:"Kürecik to protest NATO radar in Turkey"
157:(European Phased Adaptive Approach, EPAA)
363:The early-warning radar is owned by the
350:Engineer Research and Development Center
348:against sabotage attacks. A team of the
332:. The radar site's command center is at
195:
1174:Category:Turkey–United States relations
1121:American Turkish Friendship Association
865:Bureau of European and Eurasian Affairs
722:
720:
668:
666:
304:deny responsibility for the explosion.
1186:
1056:Ottoman Empire–United States relations
472:
470:
468:
466:
439:
437:
435:
777:
509:
507:
505:
503:
501:
499:
408:
406:
404:
402:
1040:Office of Defense Cooperation Turkey
743:
717:
663:
692:
607:
463:
432:
341:Terminal High Altitude Area Defense
330:active electronically scanned array
326:Raytheon Integrated Defense Systems
238:against ballistic missile attacks.
13:
1101:Turkish American Cultural Alliance
1066:Turkish lobby in the United States
1061:2010 FIBA World Championship final
833:Embassy of Turkey, Washington D.C.
561:
496:
399:
389:in Hatay Province, southern Turkey
14:
1235:
1111:Turkish Women's League of America
583:
571:(in Turkish). İller arası meesafe
541:"Kürecik'te 40 yıl önce ne oldu?"
533:
477:Ulgen, Sinan (27 February 2013).
315:European Phased Adaptive Approach
1169:
1168:
967:Turkish Guantanamo Bay detainees
952:Assassination of Jamal Khashoggi
815:
805:
294:bombing of Al-Ahli Arab Hospital
58:
51:
812:Turkey–United States relations
633:
279:
1:
1209:2012 establishments in Turkey
917:Assassination of Orhan Gündüz
393:
241:
1199:NATO installations in Turkey
1116:U.S.-Turkey Business Council
1106:Turkish Coalition of America
957:2023 Turkish drone shootdown
444:Manske, Chad (16 May 2012).
358:U.S. Army Corps of Engineers
7:
1071:American Hellenic Institute
483:European Leadership Network
414:"Kurecik (Melatya), Turkey"
374:
182:; 12 years ago
155:NATO missile defence system
10:
1240:
727:Lyon, Rod (6 April 2017).
549:(in Turkish). 7 March 2012
446:"NATO's Failure to Launch"
308:Installation and operation
18:
1165:
1048:
980:
904:
873:
825:
302:Palestinian Islamic Jihad
252:ballistic missile defense
176:
171:
161:
150:
140:
130:
125:
117:
80:
46:
33:
28:
1081:American-Turkish Council
1076:American Turkish Society
1010:Denizköy VLF transmitter
988:CIA activities in Turkey
886:Second Cairo Conference
367:, and operated by the
300:. Both Israel and the
212:
201:
1030:Kürecik Radar Station
1025:Kisecik Radar Station
922:TCG Muavenet (DM 357)
450:The National Interest
387:Kisecik Radar Station
272:(37 mi) west of
205:Kürecik Radar Station
199:
102:38.34944°N 37.79361°E
66:Kürecik Radar Station
29:Kürecik Radar Station
21:Kisecik Radar Station
731:. Real Clear Defense
260:government of Turkey
1214:Military in Malatya
756:Hürriyet Daily News
590:"MapCarta" (Map).
521:. 19 September 2011
334:Diyarbakır Air Base
287:southeastern Turkey
236:early-warning radar
98: /
1141:Christopher Robert
1035:Pirinçlik Air Base
981:Military relations
881:Chester concession
680:. 27 February 2012
381:Pirinçlik Air Base
336:east of Kürecik.
258:member state, the
248:NATO Lisbon summit
213:Kürecik Radar Üssü
202:
180:February 2012
151:Controlled by
107:38.34944; 37.79361
1181:
1180:
1020:Izmir Air Station
1015:Incirlik Air Base
1005:Task Force Viking
993:Counter-Guerrilla
646:www.aljazeera.com
420:. 19 October 2013
356:(CRREL) from the
194:
193:
1231:
1172:
1171:
1154:Midnight Express
912:Gourgen Yanikian
896:Zurich Protocols
826:Diplomatic posts
820:
819:
810:
809:
798:
791:
784:
775:
774:
769:
768:
766:
764:
747:
741:
740:
738:
736:
724:
715:
714:
712:
710:
696:
690:
689:
687:
685:
670:
661:
660:
658:
657:
648:. Archived from
637:
631:
630:
628:
626:
621:. 5 October 2011
611:
605:
604:
602:
600:
587:
581:
580:
578:
576:
565:
559:
558:
556:
554:
537:
531:
530:
528:
526:
511:
494:
493:
491:
489:
474:
461:
460:
458:
456:
441:
430:
429:
427:
425:
410:
369:U.S. Army Europe
228:Malatya Province
225:
190:
188:
183:
145:U.S. Army Europe
126:Site information
113:
112:
110:
109:
108:
103:
99:
96:
95:
94:
91:
62:
61:
55:
42:
26:
25:
1239:
1238:
1234:
1233:
1232:
1230:
1229:
1228:
1184:
1183:
1182:
1177:
1161:
1131:Hollings Center
1044:
976:
900:
891:Truman Doctrine
869:
821:
814:
804:
802:
772:
762:
760:
749:
748:
744:
734:
732:
725:
718:
708:
706:
704:Global Security
698:
697:
693:
683:
681:
672:
671:
664:
655:
653:
638:
634:
624:
622:
613:
612:
608:
598:
596:
589:
588:
584:
574:
572:
567:
566:
562:
552:
550:
539:
538:
534:
524:
522:
513:
512:
497:
487:
485:
475:
464:
454:
452:
442:
433:
423:
421:
418:Global Security
412:
411:
400:
396:
377:
310:
282:
244:
219:
186:
184:
181:
164:the public
163:
106:
104:
100:
97:
92:
89:
87:
85:
84:
76:
75:
74:
73:
70:
69:
68:
67:
63:
36:
34:
24:
17:
12:
11:
5:
1237:
1227:
1226:
1221:
1216:
1211:
1206:
1201:
1196:
1179:
1178:
1166:
1163:
1162:
1160:
1159:
1158:
1157:
1145:
1144:
1143:
1136:Robert College
1133:
1128:
1123:
1118:
1113:
1108:
1103:
1098:
1093:
1088:
1083:
1078:
1073:
1068:
1063:
1058:
1052:
1050:
1046:
1045:
1043:
1042:
1037:
1032:
1027:
1022:
1017:
1012:
1007:
1002:
997:
996:
995:
984:
982:
978:
977:
975:
974:
969:
964:
959:
954:
949:
944:
942:Andrew Brunson
939:
934:
929:
924:
919:
914:
908:
906:
902:
901:
899:
898:
893:
888:
883:
877:
875:
871:
870:
868:
867:
862:
861:
860:
850:
845:
840:
835:
829:
827:
823:
822:
801:
800:
793:
786:
778:
771:
770:
759:. 1 March 2012
742:
716:
691:
662:
632:
606:
582:
560:
532:
519:World Bulletin
495:
462:
431:
397:
395:
392:
391:
390:
384:
376:
373:
309:
306:
281:
278:
243:
240:
192:
191:
178:
174:
173:
169:
168:
165:
159:
158:
152:
148:
147:
142:
138:
137:
132:
128:
127:
123:
122:
119:
115:
114:
82:
78:
77:
71:
65:
64:
57:
56:
50:
49:
48:
47:
44:
43:
41:in Turkey
31:
30:
15:
9:
6:
4:
3:
2:
1236:
1225:
1222:
1220:
1217:
1215:
1212:
1210:
1207:
1205:
1202:
1200:
1197:
1195:
1192:
1191:
1189:
1176:
1175:
1164:
1156:
1155:
1151:
1150:
1149:
1146:
1142:
1139:
1138:
1137:
1134:
1132:
1129:
1127:
1124:
1122:
1119:
1117:
1114:
1112:
1109:
1107:
1104:
1102:
1099:
1097:
1094:
1092:
1089:
1087:
1084:
1082:
1079:
1077:
1074:
1072:
1069:
1067:
1064:
1062:
1059:
1057:
1054:
1053:
1051:
1047:
1041:
1038:
1036:
1033:
1031:
1028:
1026:
1023:
1021:
1018:
1016:
1013:
1011:
1008:
1006:
1003:
1001:
998:
994:
991:
990:
989:
986:
985:
983:
979:
973:
970:
968:
965:
963:
960:
958:
955:
953:
950:
948:
945:
943:
940:
938:
935:
933:
930:
928:
925:
923:
920:
918:
915:
913:
910:
909:
907:
903:
897:
894:
892:
889:
887:
884:
882:
879:
878:
876:
872:
866:
863:
859:
858:Turkish House
856:
855:
854:
851:
849:
846:
844:
841:
839:
836:
834:
831:
830:
828:
824:
818:
813:
808:
799:
794:
792:
787:
785:
780:
779:
776:
758:
757:
752:
746:
730:
723:
721:
705:
701:
695:
679:
675:
669:
667:
652:on 2023-10-18
651:
647:
643:
636:
620:
616:
610:
595:
594:
586:
570:
564:
548:
547:
542:
536:
520:
516:
510:
508:
506:
504:
502:
500:
484:
480:
473:
471:
469:
467:
451:
447:
440:
438:
436:
419:
415:
409:
407:
405:
403:
398:
388:
385:
382:
379:
378:
372:
370:
366:
361:
359:
355:
351:
346:
345:U.S. soldiers
342:
337:
335:
331:
327:
323:
318:
316:
305:
303:
299:
295:
290:
288:
277:
275:
270:
266:
261:
257:
253:
249:
239:
237:
233:
229:
223:
218:
214:
210:
206:
198:
179:
175:
170:
166:
160:
156:
153:
149:
146:
143:
139:
136:
133:
129:
124:
121:Radar station
120:
116:
111:
83:
79:
54:
45:
40:
32:
27:
22:
1167:
1152:
1029:
1000:Nomad Shadow
761:. Retrieved
754:
745:
733:. Retrieved
707:. Retrieved
694:
682:. Retrieved
677:
654:. Retrieved
650:the original
645:
635:
623:. Retrieved
618:
609:
597:. Retrieved
592:
585:
573:. Retrieved
563:
551:. Retrieved
544:
535:
523:. Retrieved
518:
486:. Retrieved
482:
453:. Retrieved
449:
422:. Retrieved
362:
338:
319:
311:
291:
283:
269:Soviet Union
245:
204:
203:
172:Site history
162:Open to
1148:Billy Hayes
280:Controversy
220: [
105: /
81:Coordinates
1188:Categories
927:Hood event
656:2023-10-18
619:Y Net News
394:References
352:'s (ERDC)
242:Background
93:37°47′37″E
90:38°20′58″N
905:Incidents
874:Diplomacy
365:U.S. Army
317:(EPAA).
298:Gaza City
135:U.S. Army
593:Çat Tepe
375:See also
322:AN/TPY-2
141:Operator
1224:Akçadağ
1049:Related
763:10 July
553:10 July
274:Malatya
265:Akçadağ
246:At the
217:Kürecik
209:Turkish
187:2012-02
185: (
39:Akçadağ
35:Kürecik
735:8 July
709:8 July
684:9 July
625:9 July
599:9 July
575:9 July
525:8 July
488:8 July
455:8 July
424:8 July
234:as an
546:Vatan
224:]
177:Built
131:Owner
37:Near
765:2019
737:2019
711:2019
686:2019
627:2019
601:2019
577:2019
555:2019
527:2019
490:2019
457:2019
426:2019
256:NATO
232:NATO
118:Type
678:NTI
296:in
226:in
1190::
753:.
719:^
702:.
676:.
665:^
644:.
617:.
543:.
517:.
498:^
481:.
465:^
448:.
434:^
416:.
401:^
371:.
222:tr
211::
167:No
797:e
790:t
783:v
767:.
739:.
713:.
688:.
659:.
629:.
603:.
579:.
557:.
529:.
492:.
459:.
428:.
207:(
189:)
23:.
Text is available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike License. Additional terms may apply.
