Western hawks hyperbolize Turkey's new ballistic missile push

In May, Turkey unveiled Yıldırımhan, its first intercontinental ballistic missile project, in a move that came as a surprise even to many in the Turkish defense community.Until then, public attention in Turkey had focused mostly on short- and medium-range systems such as Tayfun and Cenk. There had been no public indication that Ankara was ready to introduce a missile with a purported range of 3,700 miles. Some in Turkey saw this as a proud milestone for the country's defense industry. Others found it premature to present Yıldırımhan as a major victory while its operational capabilities remain