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Erdogan Threatens to Shut Major U.S. Base in Turkey


(Reuters-New York Times) Turkey could shut down its Incirlik air base, 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, Turkish President Erdogan said on Sunday. 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."
2019-12-16 00:00:00
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