Turkey faces tough call on NATO missile shield

Turkey faces tough call on NATO missile shield
by Staff Writers Ankara (AFP) Oct 17, 2010 Turkey's Islamist-rooted government faces making a difficult decision that pits maintaining good relations with its neighbours against joining a NATO missile shield directed against Iran. Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdogan has sought in recent years to boost Turkey's ties in the region -- raising suspicions he is moving the country out of the West's orbit -- and will now have to make a decision that will be viewed as a test of its commitment to its NATO partners.

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