Turkey: Russia can use Incirlik airbase if necessary
Ankara wouldn’t mind it if Russia used the Incirlik airbase for its anti-terror missions against Islamic State terrorists in Syria, Turkey’s Prime Minister Binali Yildirim hinted on August 20, but acknowledged that no such requests have been made. “Turkey opened Incirlik airbase to fight Daesh terrorists. It is being used by the US and Qatar. […]
Turkey to open Incirlik base to Russia
Turkey may open its Incirlik airbase to Russia, Foreign Minister Mevlut Cavusoglu said, during an interview to TRT channel. One area of cooperation with Russia is the fight against the Islamic State group in Syria, Cavusoglu said. “We’ll cooperate with everybody against the militant group,” the Foreign Minister noted. “We opened our Incirlik base to […]