The alleged "coup" bears looking into at some depth. It might also be prudent to examine current western relationships and alliances with the Erdogan government.| Submit your comments on this article |
| The Grand Turk |
| Ä°ncirlik Air Base to resume operations |
| 2016-07-17 |
| İncirlik Air Base to resume operations after being shortly sealed off following coup attempt The United States is working with Turkish officials to resume air operations at Incirlik Air Base "as soon as possible" after the Turkish government closed its airspace to military aircraft after a coup attempt, the Pentagon said on Saturday. "In the meantime, U.S. Central Command is adjusting flight operations in the counter-ISIL campaign to minimize any effects on the campaign," Pentagon spokesman Peter Cook said in a statement, using a different acronym for the Daesh terrorist group. "U.S. facilities at Incirlik are operating on internal power sources and a loss of commercial power to the base has not affected base operations," he said. Later Saturday FM Çavuşoğlu announced that Turkey will resume its fight against Daesh with the US-led coalition from Incirlik Air Base once the anti-coup operations come to an end as some soldiers from the base were involved in the failed coup attempt. |
| Posted by:Steve White |
| #10 #6 which wall - the Theodosian Walls? (05/29/1453) |
| Posted by: Bov Flimbers 2016-07-17 23:43 |
| #9 Maybe time to review the Montreux Convention. |
| Posted by: Shipman 2016-07-17 13:49 |
| #8 And the US was burned by Turkish govt in OIF who jacked us around for 2 weeks and then denied us transit rights across Turkey for 4ID. They are not trustworthy. Out of Incirlik AB before we get burned some more. Now the US and Russia have something in common: both been burned by Turkey. |
| Posted by: Alaska Paul 2016-07-17 12:57 |
| #7 Three years ago when the US wanted to use Incirlik as a drone base Turkey said no. Only when its relationship with Europe deteriorated and its support for Islamists became obvious did Erdogan OK its use (and no one has yet to say what Uncle Sugar is paying for the privilege). |
| Posted by: Voldemort Barnsmell8316 2016-07-17 10:05 |
| #6 Entangling foreign alliances. The wall has been down for over 20 years. |
| Posted by: Procopius2k 2016-07-17 08:50 |
| #5 50 is the number assigned for use by Turkey. About another 50 are for US use. |
| Posted by: phil_b 2016-07-17 05:02 |
| #4 The alleged "coup" bears looking into at some depth. It might also be prudent to examine current western relationships and alliances with the Erdogan government. |
| Posted by: Besoeker 2016-07-17 02:39 |
| #3 Germans say 50 units |
| Posted by: Skidmark 2016-07-17 01:19 |
| #2 If we were to use them in-theater, we could save on shipping. |
| Posted by: SteveS 2016-07-17 01:10 |
| #1 USAF better get the B61s out of country. |
| Posted by: Alaska Paul 2016-07-17 00:48 |