Monday, December 16, 2019

Turkish President Erdogan Threatens To Close İncirlik And Kürecik Bases In Response To Proposed Sanctions And Geneocide Delacration Over The Mass Killing Of Armenians A Century Ago


Daily Mail: Turkey threatens to close air base that hosts US nuclear warheads in response to proposed sanctions and genocide declaration over mass killings of Armenians

* President Tayyip Erdogan said on Sunday that Turkey has the authority to shut the base down 'if is necessary'
* Erdogan also said Turkey could respond to an approved Senate bill recognizing the killings of indigenous Armenians in past centuries as genocide
* The move infuriated Turkey and further strained ties between Ankara and Washington

Turkey could shut down its Incirlik air base, which hosts U.S. nuclear warheads, in response to threats of U.S. sanctions and a separate U.S. Senate resolution that recognized mass killings of Armenians a century ago as genocide, President Tayyip Erdogan said on Sunday.

'If it is necessary for us to take such a step, of course we have the authority ... If this is necessary, together with our delegations, we will close down Incirlik if necessary,' Erdogan said on A Haber TV.

Turkey can also close down the Kurecik radar base if necessary, he added.

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More News On Turkish President Erdogan Threatening To Close İncirlik And Kürecik Bases

Erdogan says Turkey could close air base holding US nuclear bombs in response to US threat of sanctions -- Reuters
Turkey may close İncirlik, Kürecik bases 'if necessary' -- Hurriyet Daily News
Turkey's Erdogan threatens to close strategic bases to US military -- DW
Erdogan Warns Turkey May Shut Down Key NATO Air Base and Radar -- Bloomberg
Turkey may close Incirlik airbase in face of US threats: Erdogan -- Al Jazeera
Turkey could shut down Incirlik Air Base used by US if necessary – Erdogan on US sanctions -- RT

2 comments:

Roger Smith said...


This guy seems to be getting more extreme as time goes on as of late.
I vote for the beginnings of a pullout from Incirlik.

fazman said...

Kick them out of Nato and arm Greece to the teeth.