Protesters Outside Incirlik Base In Turkey Demand Withdrawal Of US Troops - Organizers - UrduPoint

Protesters outside the Incirlik Air Base in southern Turkey have demanded that all US troops withdraw in the wake of President Joe Biden's recognition of the 1915 Armenian genocide, the political party Vatan, which organized the rally, told Sputnik on Tuesday.

US eyeing Greece as ‘alternative’ if Turkey closes Incirlik Airbase: senator

Although the US and Turkey have been allies since the latter joined the NATO alliance in 1952, tensions between the two nations have grown in recent years as the interests of Washington and Ankara become increasingly contradictory.

Russia worried over US plans to deploy new generation nuclear bombs to Turkey

Russian experts and state-run media criticized the United States after the successful end-to-end test of the B61-12 guided nuclear bomb from the B-2 aircraft was announced last week.

Turkey Threatens to Deny US Access to Incirlik Base

 Turkish Foreign Minister Mevlut Cavusoglu warned that Ankara may close Incirlik air base for Washington.
"There are no reasons why the US will not supply F-35s to us. We do not want to spoil relations with our US ally," Cavusoglu said, as quoted by the NTV broadcaster.

En attendant Godot: Germany Must Push NATO to Settle Issue with Konya Base in Turkey: Official

Turkey banning German lawmakers from visiting German personnel at the NATO military base in Konya is a matter of relations within the alliance, and Berlin must urge NATO to settle the issue, chairman of the Defense Committee of the German Parliament Wolfgang Hellmich said Monday.

Merkel lehnt Zugeständnisse an Türkei ab

Die Kanzlerin will sich nicht auf mögliche Bedingungen der Türkei für ein Besuchsrecht von Abgeordneten auf dem Nato-Stützpunkt Konya einlassen. Sie kenne keine solchen Forderungen, sagte Merkel im ARD-Sommerinterview. "Sollte es sie geben, würden wir das rundweg ablehnen."

Türkei verbietet Bundestagsabgeordneten Besuch auf Nato-Basis Konya

Die türkische Regierung hat den für den kommenden Montag geplanten Besuch von Bundestagsabgeordneten auf dem Nato-Stützpunkt Konya in der Zentraltürkei kurzfristig untersagt. Das berichtet der "Spiegel".

Germany Starts Military Pull-Out from Turkey after Diplomatic Spat

Germany began withdrawing military hardware from an airbase in Turkey Sunday after a diplomatic row with Ankara over whether politicians could visit troops stationed there.

Bundestag stimmt für Abzug aus Incirlik.

Das Besuchsverbot für deutsche Parlamentarier in Incirlik war der Auslöser: Der Bundestag stellt sich jetzt hinter den Beschluss der Bundesregierung, die Tornados der Bundeswehr aus der Türkei nach Jordanien zu verlegen.

German Govt Approves Withdrawal of Troops from Incirlik Base in Turkey

The German cabinet has given the green light to withdraw the nation’s troops from Incirlik Airbase in Turkey, dpa news agency reports. The parliament is yet to approve the end of the deployment.

Germany sees Jordan as alternative to Turkey’s İncirlik base

Berlin could move its soldiers to another country from Turkey such as Jordan if Ankara does not grant permission to members of the German parliament’s defense committee to visit staff currently serving at a NATO mission İncirlik Air Base, Chancellor Angela Merkel has said.

Parlamentarios alemanes piden la retirada de las tropas destinadas a una base aérea turca

La preocupación sobre la presencia de tropas alemanas en Turquía se acentúa entre legisladores tanto de la coalición gobernante como de la oposición. Actualmente, Berlín realiza vuelos de reconocimiento desde la base turca de Incirlik, localizada al sur de Turquía y cerca de territorio sirio, como parte de la coalición occidental liderada por EE.UU. que lucha contra el Estado Islámico.

Turkey's NATO membership : Incirlik is not a NATO base, says Turkey defense chief

Turkey's defense minister used a television interview on Friday to say the country’s Incirlik Air Base was under Turkish sovereignty, not NATO’s.

Syria invasion: Turkey makes veiled threat over İncirlik Air Base

Turkey's defense minister says a lack of support from Turkey's NATO allies in its operation to clear the Islamic State group from a town in northern Syria is leading many to question the country's permission for the U.S.-led coalition to use its air base.

Denmark to pull fighter jets out of İncirlik base in Turkey

Demark announced on Dec. 2 that it would not extend a six-month mission for seven F-16 jets deployed at the İncirlik Air Base in the southern Turkish province of Adana, currently participating in the U.S.-led coalition’s fight against the Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant (ISIL).

German FM in Ankara visit amid row with EU

German Foreign Minister Frank-Walter Steinmeier will conduct talks in Ankara on Nov. 15 amid a diplomatic spat between the two countries and tense relations between Ankara and Europe.

German govt approves more troops for NATO mission in Turkey

 The German federal government has approved participation in a NATO mission to fly surveillance craft from a Turkish base, making progress on a deal that had been stalled amid tensions with Ankara.

Russian Defense Ministry spotted 'Predator' drone in area where UN convoy was attacked

An attack drone Predator, capable of hitting targets on the ground, was registered in the area where the UN humanitarian convoy came under attack near Aleppo in the evening of September 19, Russian Defense Ministry spokesman, Igor Konashenkov, has said.

Turkey Announces More Active Role in Syria Conflict : "Our cities were separated": Aleppo, Damascus will "one day be liberated"

Turkey will take a more active role in Syria in the next six months to prevent further divisions along ethnic lines, Prime Minister Binali Yildirim announced Saturday.

US-led Coalition Strikes Kill 21 Civilians in Northern Syria

Airstrikes by US-led coalition fighter jets have killed at least 21 civilians in northern Syrian territories held by ISIL terrorists, a monitoring group said.