Turkey could close Incirlik air base in face of U.S. threats: Erdogan
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(Worthy News) – Turkey could shut down its Incirlik airbase, 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. “If they are threatening us with the implementation of these sanctions, of course, we will be retaliating,” he said. [ Source: Reuters (Read More…) ]
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