Turkey threatens to shut down two US military bases
(VOVWORLD) - Turkey will shut down US military bases if the US sanctions Turkey over its decision to buy the Russian S-400 missile defense system, President Tayyip Erdogan said on Sunday.
 Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan (R), December 4, 2019. (Peter Nicholls, Pool Photo via AP) |
He told TV channel A Haber that Turkey can close down Incirlik and Kurecik if necessary. The US air force uses the airbase at Incirlik for raids on positions held by the Islamic State in Syria. The Kurecik base houses a major NATO radar station.