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A ceremony was organized in 4th Army Corps and Ankara Garrison
Commandership because of sending the KFOR Multinational Turkish
South Mission Force Commandership Unit - ANKARA |
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operational capabilities within the framework of Transformation of Alliance’s Capabilities, a goal set at the Prague Summit; reaffirmed the continuation of NATO’s open door policy and encouraged Albania, Croatia and Macedonia to continue the reforms necessary to progress towards NATO membership; and acknowledged that the Mediterranean Dialogue and the Ýstanbul Cooperation Initiative were complementary in nature. |
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| As one of 51 founding members of the United Nations, Turkey supports multilateralism in international system and in this regard, attaches importance to the preservation and consolidation of the central role of the UN, still the only universal organization of the globe, in international relations. |
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With the objective of making effective contributions to the preservation of international peace and security, Turkey is a |
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candidate to be a non-permanent member of the UN Security Council from the Group of Western Europe and Other States for the 2009-2010 Term in elections to be held during the 63rd General Assembly of the UN in 2008. |
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 Turkey’s Defense and Security Strategy: Having changed during the post-Cold War period, the threats and risks currently influencing Turkey’s security are quite different from those in the past. Actually Turkey is situated in the center of an unstable and volatile region. Thus, Turkey, through its national security policy, seeks to ease tensions in the region, contributes to the settlement of disputes through peaceful means and to create a peaceful and stable climate of security by promoting respect for democracy and the supremacy of law. |
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| Turkey’s significance has been increasing day by day because of its geostrategic and ecostrategic position situated in the center of the Balkans-Caucasus-Middle East triangle lying at the intersection of major trade routes and in the vicinity of natural resources, where new threats and risks intensify. For this reason, while entering the 21st century, Turkey is of the opinion that the targets in its defense policy such as being an element of power and stability providing security through its contributions to regional peace and security as well as taking advantage of all opportunities to develop good relations and close cooperation, are fully compatible with the requirements of the new age. |
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| Turkey’s security strategy has four basic pillars. They can be summarized as follows: |
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 Possessing deterrent armed forces to protect the existing balances and national interests against symmetrical threats in its surroundings,
Protecting Turkey and its national interests abroad from possible harm by terrorism in particular as well as new international risks and asymmetric threats,
Taking all required measures against threats which target the integrity of the country, national unity and the sustainability of the regime,
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