Turkey's Gul says radar system is not against Iran

Turkey's president said on Wednesday that the radar system deployed in Turkey was "not against Iran", World Bulletin reports .

President Abdullah Gul said Turkey had been a NATO member since 1952 and was one of most important members of the alliance.

"This radar system is a measure within the scope of NATO's defense taken against missiles," Gul told Tunisian TV channel.

Gul said this radar system was not aimed at attacking any country, but it was against other missiles.

President Gul said Iran was Turkey's neighbor and therefore Turkey attached importance to its relations with Iran.